L  I  E.  R_ARY 
OF   THE 

UNIVERSITY 
or    ILLINOIS 

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TFJE   SOUVENIR   ALBUM  historical 

. . ^  •      •  ><^    and  PICTOHIAL 


OF- 


El  Paso, 


1896. 

ISSUED   BY 


Illinois, 


THE  JOUF^NAL  CO.  price,  «o  cents. 


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OUR    BOW. 

We  take  great  pleasure  in  presentinj^  to  you  the  Kl  Paso  Journal's  souvenir  edition. 
It  has  lieen  our  intention  for  many  .months  to  present  to  our  friends  here  and  elsewhere  a 
suital)le  pictorial  history  of  our  little  oitv  and  present  to  those  who  resided  here  in  former  days 
some  dehnite  idea  of  our  wonderful  chanj^es  and  im]:)rovements.  Those  who  knew  El  Paso 
ten  or  fifteen  years  ago  and  depend  upon  their  memory  for  a  picture  of  today,  have  but 
an  inadequate  idea  of  the  {general  appearance  of  even  Front  street,  while  the  many  hand- 
some modern  houses  now  erected  in  our  residence  district  completely  alters  the 
ai)i)earance  of  dozens  of  blocks  in  the  citv.  Change — rapid,  radical  change — has  taken 
place.  The  destroying  fire  fiend  has  had  indeed  too  much  to  do  with  these  raj)id 
changes.  Five  destructive  fires  have  in  less  than  fifteen  years  played  havoc  with  the 
business  portion  of  our  city.  In  each  of  these  a  block  or  more  of  business  houses  were  wiped 
out.  The  hand  of  progression  has  been  the  other  factor  in  the  rapid  changes  referred  to. 
Remodeled  residences,  larger  and  more  modern  churches,  better  lighte<l  and  heated 
business    houses   have  taken  the  place  of  the  more  ancient  structures. 

This  little  book  represents  much  labor,  time  and  expense  and  after  many  unavoidable 
delays,  we  present  it,  confident  that  it  is  worthy  of  the  cause  in  which  it  is  issued. 

CuRTiss  &  Evans,  Pkopriktors  ok  The  Journal  Co. 


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The  Early  Settlement. 

Amonir  the  earlv  settlers  of  El  Paso  the  f()llo\vin<j  have  possibly  been  more  directlv 
identified  with  its  earlv  jj;rowth  than  any  others  which  we  mi^jht  mention:  Geo.  L.  Gibson, 
^lai-  J.  H.  Wathen,  Geo.  H.  Campbell,  C.  Schafer,  Thos.  McClellan,  Dr.  S.  L.  Kerr,  W.  M. 
Jenkins  and  his  brothers,  Isaac  and  Robert  :  W.  R.  Willis,  W.  H.  McClellan  and  Rev.  W.  T. 
Adams. 

The  first  residence  erected  in  El  Paso  was  built  by  Thos.  McClellan,  who  is  still  a 
resident  of  this  city,  although  having'  spent  a  number  of  years  of  the  intervening  time  as  a 
resident  elsewhere.  Before  the  house  was  scarcely  completed  he  sold  it  to  Mr.  Bain,  who 
many  years  ago  was  gathered  to  his  fathers.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Caroline  Bain,  is  still  living 
here  and  occupies  her  home  on  the  site  of  this  first  El  Paso  residence,  the  first  house  having 
stood  until  1S9()  when  it  was  destroyed  by  fire.  This  first  residence  was  built  about  is.")4  and 
was  only  antedated  l)v  a  small  shantv  which  stood  on  the  west  "Y"  and  had  lieen  used  bv  the 
men  engaged  in  building  the  T.,  P.  '&  W.  road. 

The  first  business  house  built  within  our  corporate  limits  still  stands  on  the  corner 
opposite  the  Grand  opera  house  and  is  known  as  the  Doyle  building.  It  was  erected  1)v  W.  M. 
Jenkins  in  1M5()  and  there  were  but  two  residences  here  at  that  time,  one  of  them  not  finished. 
Mr.  Jenkins  had  the  building  framed  in  Peoria  and  shipped  here  on  the  T.,  P.  &  W.  and  this 
was  the  first  bill  of  freight  hauled  to  this  place  1)V  that  road.  For  four  years  Mr.  Jenkins 
and  his  brother  Isaac  sold  all  the  goods  and  bought  all  the  grain  marketed  here. 

The  city  of  El  Paso  was  laid  out  in  1854  by  Geo.  L.  Gibson  and  Maj.  J.  H.  Wathen. 
who  owned  the  land,  the  former  owning  that  on  the  East  side  of  the  Central  and  the  latter  cm 
the  West  side,  KiO  acres  in  all.  Additions  have  been  made  since  until  a  section  or  more  is 
included  within  the  corporate  limits.      By  a  special  act  of  the  legislature   in   February,    11S<)7. 


CAMPBELL  HOUSE.      TICKET  OFFICES  AND  WAITING  ROOMS  KOK  I.  C.   AND  T. .  1'.  .■;•  \V.  KAILKOADS. 


the  villat^e  became  a  citv.  'Squire  J.  H.  Moore,  police  magistrate  at  present,  was  our  first 
mavor,  John  T.  Harper  the  citv  clerk,  with  the  following  board  of  aldermen:  Wm.  Neifing, 
D.  B.  Webster,  M.  T.  Polhemus,  Geo.  W.  Fridley  and  W.  T.  Adams. 

Below  we  give  the  list  of  officers  who  have  governed  our  citv  since  that  time: 

1868 — Mayor,  Geo.  L.  Gibson:  aldermen,  Geo.  H.  Campbell,  A.  O.  Shur,  Wni.  Neifing.  Geo.  W.  Kubbanl 

1869 — Mayor,  James  H.  Wathen :  aldermen,  Wm.  Neifing,  D.  B.  Webster,  W.  T.  Adams,  Delos  O'Brien. 

1870 — Mayor,  James  H.  Wathen;  aldermen,  Wm.  Shur,  W.  T.  Adams,  Jas.  Keongh,  Philip  Tompkins. 

1871 — Mayor,  D.  C.  Smith;  aldermen.  Wm.  Shur,  Geo.  W.  Zinser.  Jas.  Keough.  Philip  Tompkins. 

1873 — Mayor,  W.  R.  Bigham;  aldermen,  Philip  Tompkins,  Thos.  Brenn,  W.  K.  Hoaglaud,  John  Q.  Adam.s. 

1873 — Mayor,  W.  R.  Bigham;  aldermen,  John  Q.  Adams,  Cyrus  P.  Shur,  Delos  O'Brien,  Wm.  Neifing. 

1874 — Mayor,  W.  R.  Bigham;  aldermen,  Cyrus  P.  Shur,  Delos  O'Brien,  Wm.  Neifing,  A.  S.  McKinney. 

1875— Mayor,  Cyrus  P.  Shur;  aldermen,  Delos  O'Brein,  S.  V.  Calhoun,  A.  S.  McKinney,  D.  B.  Webster. 

1876— Mayor,  Cyrus  P.  Shur;  aldermen,  J.  P.  Ferrell,  G.  M.  Young,  D.  B.  Webster,  S.  V.  Calhoun. 

1877 — Mayor,  P.  C.  Ransom;  aldermen,  Robt.  Robin.son,  John  R.  Sweet,  J.  P.  Ferrell,  G.  M.  Young. 

1878 — Mayor,  P.  C.  Ransom;  aldermen,  Robt.  Robinson,  John  R.  Sweet,  D.  W.  Lamme,  Geo.  H.  Campbell. 

1879 — Mayor,  S   T.  Rogers;  aldermen,  D.  W.  Lamme,  Geo.  H.  Campbell.  Wm.  Jenkins,  C.  Scbafer. 

1880 — Mayor,  D.  'W.  Lamme;  aldermen.  W^m.  Jenkins,  C.  Schafer,  S.  L.  Kerr.  Wm.  McClelan. 

1881— Mayor,  Wm.  Jenkins;  aldermen,    S.  L.  Kerr,    Wm.  McClelan,  S.  K.  Hayward,  F.  Cole;   clerk,  P. 

"Walters.  Gibson;  treasurer,  Jas.  Thomijson;  supervisor,  D.  K.  Tobias;  marshal,  E   S.  Paul. 
1883 — Maj'or,  Geo.  H.  Campbell;  aldermen,  Fred  Cole,  David  Evans,  S.  K.  Hayvrard,  C.  J.  Hitch;  clerk.  P. 

Walter  Bennett;  treasurer,  Jas.  Thompson;  supervisor,  D.  K.  Tobias;  marshal,  E.  S.  Paul. 
188.'! — Mayor,    Robt.   Robinson;  aldermen,  D.    Evans,    O.    J.    Lemon,  C.  J.  Hitch    Jacob  Burtis;  clerk.  P 

Walter  Bennett;  treasurer,  .Tas.  Thompson;  supervisor,  Geo.  L.  Gibson;  marshal,  E.  S.  Paul. 
1884 — Mayor,  Walter  S.  Gibson;  aldermen,  David  Evans,  O.  J.  Lemon,  J.  H.  Burtis,  H.  G.  McCord;   clerk. 

A.  M.  Cavan;  treasurer,  Jas.  Thompson;  supervisor,  Geo.  L.  Gibson;  marshal,  E.  S.  Paul. 
1885 — Mayor,   Robt.   Robinson;  aldermen,  David  Evans,   Henry  Saltzberger;   J.  H.   Burtis,    H.  G.   McCori 

attorney.  A.  M.  Cavan;  treasurer,  Jas.  Thompson;  supervisor,  Allen  Mathis;  marshal,  E.  S.  Paul. 
1886 — Mayor,  S.  L.  Kerr;  aldermen.  J.  H.  Burtis,  Jas.  Banghmau,  S.  K.  Hayward,  Henry  Saltzberger;  clerk, 

A.  M.  Cavan;  treasurer,  .Jas.  Thompson;  supervisor,  Allen  Mathis;  marshal.  E.  S.  Paul. 


A.  Simmons; 

attorney 

A.  Simmons; 

attorney 

.  A.  Simimms; 

attorney 

Azro  Hazen; 

attorney 

il;    clerk.   ,Tas. 

Williams 

Jas.  Williams 

;  attornev 

UAPTIST  CHURCH. 


1HM7 — Mayur,  Hubert  KulnnsuiKaldeniit-n.  James  Baughmaii,  Jcilin  Muure.  S.  K.  Hayward,  George  Tliurije,  sr. ;  elerk.  Azro  Hazen,*  G. 

R.  Curtiss;!  attorney.  R.  T.  C'assell:  treasurer,  James  Thoiiipson:  suiiervisor,  John  Smith:  marshal.  E.  S.  Panl. 
*Died.     fAppointed. 
1888 — Mayor,  James  Baughman:  ahiermen.  John  Moore,  George  Thorpe,  sr..  Thomas  Doyle,  F.  S.  McLatterty;  clerk,  8.  K.  Hayward; 

attorney,  W.  S.  Gibson;  treasurer.  James  Thompson;  supervisor.  Gu^ive  Anthenat;  marshal.  E.  S.  Paul. 
1889— Mayor,  L.  S.  Straight;  aldermen,  J.  K.  Kyser,  John  Moore,  Thomas  Doyle,  F.  S.  McLafferty;  clerk.  S.  K.  Hayward:  attorney, 

Walter  Bennett;   treasurer,   James  Thompson;  supervisor,   Ambrose  Taylor;  marshal,   Ozias  Johns;  police  magistrate,  J.  H. 

Moore. 
1.S90 — Mayor,  L.  A.  Geiger;  aldermen.  James  M.  Fishburn,  J.  K.  Kyser.  R.  G.  Hebden.  John  Moore;  clerk.  S.  K.  Hayward;  attorney, 

W.  S.  Gibson;  treasurer,  James  Thompson;  supervisor,  Gustave  Anthenat;  marshal,  Ozias  Johns;  police  magistrate,  J.  H. 

Moore, 
isiii— Mayor,   L.  A.  Geiger;  aldermen,    James  M.  Fishburn,  L.   M.  Kerr,  R.  G.  Hebden,  Richard  Webber;  clerk.  S.  K.  Hayward; 

attorney.    Walter   Bennett;   treasurer,    James  Thompson;  supervisor,  Gustave   Anthenat;  marshal,  Henry  J.  Morris;  police 

magistrate,  J.  H.  Moore. 

At  the  spring  election  of  IS',)],  the  citizens  l)einy  anxious  to  take  another  Ing  stride 
forward  and  become  a  more  modern  citv,  voted  hv  a  larye  majority  to  orufanize  under  the  gen- 
eral law,  accordingly  the  city  which  had  U])  to  this  time  been  divided  into  two  wards,  one  on 
either  side  of  the  Central,  was  redistricted  into  three  wards:  Ward  one,  north  of  the  T.,  P. 
&  W.  and  east  of  the  Central;  ward  two,  north  of  the  T.,  P.  &  W.  and  west  of  the  Central; 
ward  three,  all  south  of  the  T.,  P.  &  W.      The  election  on  May  11  resulted  as  follows: 

1X!)1— Mayor,  Walter  S.  Gibson,*  S.  M.  Ferrell:+  aldermen,  Edwin  Hodgson,  L.  M.  Kerr,  J.  A.  Smith,  R.  G.  Hebden.  Ozias  Johns. 
Adam   Brown;  clerk,    S.  K.  Hayward:   attorney,  Walter  Bennett,*  A.  M.  Cavan:|  treasurer.  James  Thompson:   supervisor, 
Gustave  Anthenat;  marshal,  Henry  J.  Morris,*  Geo.  W.  Tegard:t  police  magistrate,  J.  H.  Moore. 
*Re.signed.     fElected.     ^Appointed. 

The  officers  since  that  time  have  been  as  follows: 

18!»2— Mayor,  S.  M.  Ferrell:  aldermen,  L.  M.  Kerr,  Wm.  B.  Renard,  J.  A.  Smith.  John  B.  Michels,*  George  Burster,1  Ozias  Johns, 
Adam  Brown;  clerk,  S.  K.  Hayward:  attorney,  A.  M.  Cavan;  treasurer,  James  Thompson:  supervisor,  Gustave  Anthenat; 
marshal.  George  W.  Tegard;  police  magistrate.  J.  H.  Moore.  *Resigned.      I  Elected. 


SCHOOL  nnr.DiNt;,  district  ■>. 


IS9H— Mayor.  S.  M   Ferrell;  aldermen,    Wm.  B.  Renard,    S.  H.  North,    George  Burster,   J.A.Smith,    Ozias  Johns.    Adam  Brown; 

clerk.  F.  G.  Robinson;  attorney,  D.  H.  Moulds;  treasurer.  A.  H   Waite;  street  commissioner,  R.  C.  Duff:  marshal,  George  W. 

Tegard;  police  magistrate.  J.  H.  Moore. 
lHi)4— Mayor,    S.  M.  Ferrell;   aldermen,  W.  B.  Renard,    S.  H.  North.   Frank  Clutz,   J.  A.  Smith,  J.  G.  Baker.t  Adam  Brown,  J.  M. 

Stephens;  clerk,  F.  (i.  Robinson;  attorney,  D.  H.  Moulds;  treasurer,  A.  H.  Waite;  street  commissioner,  Allen  Mathis;  marshal. 

G.  W.  Tegard. 

lElected  in  September,  in  place  of  J.  A.  Smith,  who  resigned. 
is'.l.j— Mayor,    Thos.    Patterson;   aldermen   W.    B.    Renard.    Omer  North,  Frank  Clutz,  J.  G.  Baker.  Adam  Brown.  J.  M.  Stephens: 

clerk,    F.    G.    Robinson;   attorney,    A.    M.  Cavan;  treasurer,  L.  K.  Evans;  street  commissioner.  W.  F.  Myers;  marshal.  W.  T. 

McCarty. 


Early  Postal  Facilities. 

In  1857  the  first  postoffice  was  established  in  this  citv,  with  Wm.  Jenkins  in  charj.,''e,  he 
having-  been  commissioned  by  President  Buchanan  soon  after  the  latter 's  inauguration  as 
president.  He  held  the  office  for  four  years  and  for  several  months  Mr.  Jenkins  carried  the 
whole  establishment  in  his  hat  as  a  matter  of  convenience  and  made  a  free  deliverv  svstem  out 
of  it.  When  he  met  anvone  for  whom  he  had  a  letter,  he  took  off  his  hat,  fished  out  the 
letter  and  delivered  it.  Mr.  Jenkins  held  the  office  for  four  years  and  was  succeeded  by  Mrs. 
Robinson,  who  is  still  living  and  is  a  resident  of  Santa  Barbara,  Cal.  Mrs. 
Robinson,  is  a  sister  of  Mrs.  J.  L.  Th(mipson,  of  this  city,  and  an  aunt  of  Mrs.  S.  H.  W^orthing- 
ton.  She  in  turn  was  succeeded  bv  Mrs.  Willis,  daughter  of  J.  H.  Moore.  Mr.  Moore 
succeeded  his  daughter  in  office  during  Andrew  Johnson's  administration  and  held  it  continu- 
ously until  succeeded  by  M.  H.  Cassell  in  IHSO.  Cassell  was  succeeded  by  Judge  A.  M.  Cavan, 
he  by  Ro]it.  Robinson  and  the  latter  by  the  present  incumbent,  L.  M.  Kerr.  The  duties  and 
responsil)ilities  of  the  office  have  grown  since  '.57.      The  arrival  of  a  dozen  mails  per  dav  with 


IHKISTIAX  ClirUcH 


as  many  more  sacks  to  send  out,  to.sjether  with  the  extensive  patronage  of  the  office,  keeps  the 
postmaster  and  his  deputy  busy  from  <i:8()  a.  m.  until  7:15  p.  m. 

El  Paso   Mills. 

The  flourishing  mills  of  Kl  Paso  are  things  of  the  past.  One  after  another  was  burned 
and  many  thousands  of  dollars  was  sunk  thereby.  When  wheat  was  a  staple  product  of  the 
virgin  soil  the.se  investments  paid,  but  that  was  only  for  a  short  time  and  its  cultivation,  except 
for  family  use,  is  discarded.  The  elevators  here  have  not  purchased  a  half  dozen  carloads  of 
wheat  in  as  many  years.      But 

Our  Elevators 

Have  largely  been  built  up  since  cessation  of  the  milling  business  and  no  city  of  twice  the  size 
in  the  state  has  greater  facilities  for  handling  the  immense  crop  of  this  section  of  the  country, 
which  is  unsurpassed  in  fertility.  The  yearly  capacity  of  our  elevators  is  above  1,21)0, ()()() 
bushels  and  this  amount  has  been  handled  by  them  many  seasons,  and  doubtless  the  unusual 
crops  of  the  past  year  will  assist  the  grain  men  in  breaking  the  record  in  the  number  of 
bushels  handled  the  coming  year. 

The    Library. 

El  Paso  boasts  of  one  of  the  l)est  public  libraries  ever  supported  by  a  city  of  its  size. 
The  a.s.sociation,  which  is  styled  the  Ladies'  Library  association,  was  organized  in  lb78  with 
Mrs.  Dr.  Stockwell  as  president,  Mrs.  Delos  O'Brien,  secretary;  Mrs.  W.  R.  Bigham,  treas- 
urer; Mrs.  S.  H.  Worthington,  librarian.  The  list  of  books  was  increased  and  revised  from 
time  to  time  until  in  l.'Sl»4  the  library  contained  '20()V>  volumes.  July  19,  1894,  the  association's 
property  was  totally  destroyed  by  fire.  Luckily  they  carried  insurance  and  were  able  to  start 
again  in  fairly  good  condition.      They  are  now  out  of  debt,   have  about  500  volumes  and  are 


MKTHODIST  El'ISCOHAI.  CHL'KIH 


nicely  situated  in  a  suitable  room  in  the  First  National  Bank  buildinu;,  and  l)v  an  agreement 
entered  into  with  the  bank  officials  their  rent  is  paid  up  until  19()i».  The  lil)rary  is  patronized 
liberally  by  people  of  the  surrounding  country  as  well  as  in  the  city.  Nearly  fifty  shareholders 
assist  in  the  support  of  the  institution  and  as  many  more  ticket  holders  are  regular  patrons. 
More  patrons  are  being  added  each  month  and  new  books  are  being  added  every  few  weeks. 
For  a  time  the  ladies  most  interested  took  turns  in  acting  as  librarian  but  later  a  regular 
librarian  was  elected.  Mrs.  S.  T.  Curtiss,  the  present  librarian,  has  filled  the  office  accepta- 
bly for  eleven  years,  she  having  succeeded  Mrs.  W.  G.  Johnson.  The  other  officers  now  are: 
Miss  Belle  Shur,  president;  Miss  Margaret  McKinney,  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  rooms 
are  open  each  Saturday  afternoon  and  evening.  The  character  of  the  books  placed  in  the 
library  is  guarded  as  much  as  possible  in  so  public  an  institution  and  the  good  reading  habits 
of  the  growing  generation  is  being  cultivated  by  this  institution. 

Our  Breathing  Places. 

No  city,  no  matter  how  modest  its  pretentions,  is  complete  without  its  "breathing 
places"  or  parks.  El  Paso  is  ver}-  nicely  fixed  in  this  respect,  being  possessor  of  two  fine 
parks,  Franklin  and  Jefferson  squares,  each  containing  a  block,  one  on  either  side  of  the 
Central.  They  are  enclosed  with  neat  fences,  laid  out  with  beautiful  trees,  well  sodded  and 
neatly  kept.  They  add  greatly  to  the  beauty,  health  and  attractiveness  of  the  city  and  the 
thoughtfulness  and  foresight  of  those  who  laid  out  these  parks  is  commendable.  These  parks 
are  used  for  public  meetings,  picnics,  etc.,  and  are  a  convenience  at  such  times  of  inestimable 
value. 


J.   II.   MlKlKE,  i'ULXCK    MAl.lSTKATE. 


I,.   M,    ki:l.l;.    l'i»l  MASTKK. 


r.  <;.  KoitiNso.v.  <rrv  cj.kkk 


AFTER  THE  FIRE  OF  JULY  19,  1^94, 


El  Paso 


Established 
1865. 


Journal 


VOL.  XXXI. 


EL  IW.^'i.  ILLINOIS,  SATURDAY.  MAR(  H  v!.>i,  1896. 


NO.  .50 


THE   JOURNAL 

PUBLISHING  CO., 


CURTISS  &  EVANS,  Proprietors. 


ROHT.  .1.  EVANS. 


C.F.O.    K.  ('IHTISS. 


West  Front  Street— Block 


W.  I.  Strick-      J.  T.  Rear         H.  Fritzen. 
land.  nev- 


McCord  &  Co. 


Geo.  Bluster. 


A.  H   Waite. 
E   P   Aruistrong. 
liasfiDeiit.    Times, 
second  floor  front 


I.  K.  Tegtmyer. 
Lyman  Taylor,  basement. 
A.  M.  Cavan.  second  floor 
front. 
Odd  Fellows,  second  floor  rear. 


This  block  is  the  location  of  the  hiir  fire  in  July  18U4. 


Above  are  the  new  structures  which 
are  still  vacant,  as  is  the  Strathman 


Forty-Two,  Original  Town. 


()   t".  (iiiilleiiKint. 
.1.  L.  Ri)l)cs<>ii, 
basement. 


A.  Smith       W.  H    Fifz      D.  Dunn. 
&  Hon.  fierahl.        A.  ('.  Fultz. 

liasenient. 
Dr.  R.  E  (ii)r(l(.n. 
second  Hoor. 


F.  L.  Kyser.  Kuhn  Bros    ,1.  B.  Mi-  National  Bank. 

W.  M.  Caufield,     cliels.     D.  A.  Strother. 
basement.  basement. 

K.  of  P.  Castle  Hall,  Dr.  W.  VanHook. 
second  floor.  second  floor. 


have  been  built  since  that  time.      The  McCann  lots  just  west  of  Strickland's 
lot  which  appears  in  the  cut. 


J.  T.  BONER'S  WEST  ELEVATOR. 


IT.IFTON  HOTKL,  W .  H.  KKKUUSUN.  PHOPUII'JTOK. 
The  above  building  was  erpt-terl  on  the  site  of  the  Hotel  burned 
in  .Tilly.  '9-t.  It  stands  one  block  north  of  First  National  bank  on  West 
Central  street.  It  i»  conveniently  arranged,  furnace  heateil.  lighted  liy 
electricity,  and  well  furnished  in  every  way  and  has  l)econic  (inile  a 
popular  hostelry  nn<ler  Mr.  Ferguson's  management. 


'■'**>  ^^^^  " 


I    :^ 


RESIDENCE  OF  W.  W.  STAFFORD.  CONTRACTOR. 


RESIDENCE  OF   MRS.    J.    B.    SWARTZ. 


Educational  Facilities. 

From  its  earliest  history  El  Paso  has  been  a  city  of  splendid  schools  and  today  supports 
two  as  .yood  Hitjh  schools  with  correspondingly  efficient  lower  grades  as  can  be  found  in  cities 
of  much  greater  pretensions.  Of  our  early  schools  there  is  but  little  on  record,  but  from  the 
older  settlers  and  earlv  teachers  we  have  been  able  to  glean  considerable  of  interest.  In  '57, 
through  the  efforts  of  Dr.  S.  L.  Kerr  and  others  interested  in  education  a  school  district  was 
formed  which  included  the  village  and  about  all  of  the  north  half  of  El  Paso  township.  The 
building  which  has  been  remodeled  into  a  residence  and  is  now  owned  by  Dr.  J.  A.  Schofield, 
was  the  first  school  building  erected  here.  That  was  constructed  in  i8.")7,  but  prior  to  that 
there  had  been  a  school  taught  in  the  house  now  occupied  by  E.  H.  King  and  his  mother. 
About  1.S58  or  9,  by  a  petition  of  David  Graft,  J.  H.  Wathen  and  others,  district  five  was 
formed  bv  dividing  district  four  in  two  parts,  the  Illinois  Central  road  being  the  division  line. 
District  five  erected  two  rooms,  which  served  them  until  1866,  when  two  wings  were  added. 
Among  the  earlv  teachers  in  these  two  rooms  were  Miss  A.  M.  Frazier,  Miss  Georgia  Robin- 
son, daughter  of  the  lady  who  served  as  postmistress  some  years,   and  Silas  Hayes. 

When  the  addition  was  completed  in  186(i,  a  Mr.  Atwood  was  chosen  the  first 
principal,  with  Hattie  (Thompson)  Hodges,  Jennie  (Carlton)  Worthington  and  Addie  Frazier 
assistants,  and  the  school  then  made  some  progression  in  the  way  of  grading  and  arranging  a 
course.  The  next  vear  the  teachers  were  the  same  with  the  addition  of  Georgia  (Cooper) 
Black  and  Melvira  Patton,  who  took  Mrs.  Hodge's  place,  on  account  of  the  latter 's  resignation. 
During  '(58  and  9  Atwood  resigned  and  G.  W.  Glover  was  principal,  with  Mrs.  Worthington, 
]\Irs.  Black  and  Melvira  Patton.  the  latter,  we  believe,  a  cousin  of  J.  L.  Patton,  of  Greene. 
The  next  vear  John  Ellis  was  principal  with  Jennie  (Fishburn)  Young  and  Molly  Minor  as 
assistants. 

ISTIM— .Tohu  Ellis.  Marv  C.  Ives,  Mrs   Wi.rthint,'tnii.  Mnllv  Minor. 


UESIUKNCE  OF  J.  -M    STEPHENS. 


KESIDENCli  OF  C.    SCHAB'ER. 


CATHOLIC     CHURCH. 


1871-3— John  Ellis,  Mrs   Young,  Frant-  McLafferty.  Mrs.  Worthington. 
1872-3— Geo    W.  Patton,  Mrs    Young.  Franc  McLaffert}',  Mrs.  Worthington. 

In  December  '72  the  latter  resig-ned  and  (Emma  Worthington)  Cunningham  was  chosen 
successor. 

1873-4— W.  W.  DeMerritr,  Mrs.  Yoimg.  Mrs.  Cunningham. 

During  the  year,  however,  Mrs.  Worthington  was  again  called  to  the  work  on  account 
of  the  crowded  condition  of  the  three  rooms.  DeMerritt  resigned  in  January  and  Jas.  W. 
Faulkner  finished  the  year  as  principal. 

in"-!-") — Lou  (Hager)  Smith,  Mrs.  Young,  Mrs.  Worthington.  Mrs.  Cunningham. 

In  March  Emma  Burtis  was  called  to  succeed  Mrs.  Worthington  resigned. 

lS7.')-(i— Mrs.  Smith.  Mrs.  Young.  Clara  Davidson.  Mrs    Cunningham. 

1876-7 — Same  as  above. 

1877-8— Same  as  above  excepting  that  Anna  Painter,  of  Metamora.  succeeded  Mrs.  Young,  who  was  at  this  time  principal  in  No. 

four. 
1878-9— Mrs.  Smith,  Anna  Painter,  Mrs.  Worthington,  Mary  (Hoagland)  McLafferty,  Mrs.  Cunningham. 
1S79-80  -Miss  Pearce,  Mary  (VanMeter)  Durfee,  Emma  Burtis.  Mrs.  Cunningham,  Mrs.  McLafferty. 
1880-1— Jeplitha  Hobbs,  Mrs.  Durfee,  Mrs.  McLafferty,  Mrs.  Cunningham. 

Franc  McLaiferty  finished  the  unexpired  term  of  Mrs.  McLafferty,  she  having  resigned 
on  account  of  ill  health.      Mr.  Hobbs  also  resigned  and  Mrs.  Young  was  chosen  to  succeed  him. 

1881-'2 — Mrs.  Young,  Mrs   Durfee,  Anna  (Dwyre)  Sinclair,  Lue  (VanMeter)  Warwick. 

1S82  3— Mrs.  Young,  Mrs.  Warwick,  Lillie  ( Waite)  Jessup,  Mrs.  McLafferty.  Emma  (Williamson)  Myers. 

1SS3-4— F.  W.  Smedley,  Mrs.  Jessup,  Mrs.  Warwick,  Franc  McLafferty. 

1884  .1 -Same.     Mrs.  jessup  re-signed  during  the  year  and  Ada  (Kerr)  Hoagland  succeeded  her. 

lSK.")-()— Mr.  Smedlev.  Ida  (Black)  Smedley.  Mrs.  Hoagland,  Franc  McLafferty. 

1886-7— Same. 

1887-8— Fidwin  Combs,  Mrs.  Hoagland,  Mrs.  Warwick.  Barbara  Paul. 

1,888-!)- Lewis  Rhoton,  Barbara  Paul,  Mrs.  Hoagland.  Anna  VanMeter. 

188i)-'.)()— Mr.  Rhoton,  Stella  (Hurd)  Adams,  Barbara  Paul,  Anna  VanMeter. 

1890-1— J.  B.  Works,  with  same  assistants. 

1891-3— A.  Mid<lleton,  Rhoda  Webster,  Barbara  Paul,  Anna  VanMeter. 

1893  3— Mr.  Middleton,  Anna  E.  Hill,  Barbara  Paul,  Anna  VanMeter. 

1893-4— Anna  Hill,  Carrie  (Dunn)  Waite,  Hattie  Helme,  Anna  VanMeter. 

1894-.i— Same. 


RKSIDENCR  OF  .1.   F.  BOSWORTH,  ACKNTT,   I'    ,^  W. 


East  Front  Street — Block 


L.  ().  Wolk. 


Springgate  &  Ferrell. 


Patton  &  Boner. 
Fishburn  &  Pat- 
ton,  second  floor. 


L.  A.  Gardner. 

Dr.  S.  L.  Kerr, 

second  floor. 


Thos.  Doyle. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Schofield. 

second  floor  front. 

Episcopal  Church  rooms, 

second  floor  back. 


Peter  Haas. 
A.  Jackson, 
basement. 


Forty=Three,  Original  Town. 


Geo.  Cockbill.         Mrs.  Hayden.  Soniers  &  Thorpe.  Wilson  &  Sanborn.         X.  B.  Seidel. 


W.  O.  Springgate.     Grand  Opera  Honse. 
Dr.  M.  V.  Gunn,  J.  D.  Jenkins, 

second  Hoor.  Masonic  Temple, 

second  floor. 


li- 


i::i 


RESIDENCE  OF  JAMES  H.  WATHEN. 


RESIDKNCK  or  MKS.  C.   DDNKR. 


In  1877  a  portion  of  the  building-  was  raised,  a  high  school  department  was  added 
and  a  greater  part  of  the  time  since  five  teachers  have  been  emploved.  The  present  corps  is 
Anna  E.  Hill,  principal,  Rosa  Havden,  Rose  Carson,  Hattie  Helme,  Anna  VanlMeter, 
assistants. 

District  four  occupied  the  original  frame  structure  until  LSI')!),  when  the  erection  of  its 
present  magnificent  structure  was  begun.  The  lady  who  taught  in  the  Mrs.  King  residence  as 
mentioned  above,  was  Sarah  Cooper,  sister  of  Mrs.  King  and  she  had  about  twentv  pupils. 

The  first  teacher  in  the  old  frame  school  was  Henry  Hewitt,  who  was  in  more  wavs 
than  one  identified  with  the  early  history  of  our  city.  Following  Mr.  Hewitt  was  James  B. 
Carson,  who  taught  two  vears,  '58  and  9.  As  the  school  was  large  he  was  assisted  by  Jennie 
(Fishburn)  Young,  a  pupil  teacher.  A  part  of  the  hall  was  arranged  for  a  class  room.  Mr. 
Carson  was  a  fine  mathematician,  a  superior  teacher  in  his  time.  He  died  in  Peoria  in  1884  or 
5.  On  account  of  thecrowded  condition  of  the  public  school,  a  private  school  was  opened 
by  Miss  F.  A.  Branch,  of  Potsdam,  N.  Y.  The  school  was  held  in  Crawford's  hall,  a 
building  which  occupied  the  corner  northeast  of  the  Baptist  church.  In  the  public  school 
following  Mr.  Carson  was  Albert  Houston,  who  taught  one  year;  Mary  Stockwell  one  A'ear. 

Mr.  Nightinggale  also  taught  one  year.  Another  teacher  of  those  early  times 
was  Ruth  Fenner,  who  finished  her  work  here  in  "(id.  There  was  at  that  time  but 
one  room  in  the  building.  Following-  Miss  Fenner  or  at  least  about  that  time  Geo.  Wells  was 
teacher,  with  Lou  (Hager)  Smith  and  Mattie  Shoemaker  assistants,  the  primarv  rocmi  being  a 
small  building  standing  on  the  present  site  of  J.  I.  Kerr's  residence  and  since  fitted  up  by  that 
gentleman  as  a  kitchen.  A  year  or  two  later  the  room  used  for  primary  department  was  a 
small  building  standing  very  near  the  old  Methodist  church  and  which  now  forms  a  part  of  the 
residence  occupied  bv  C.  P.  Shur  and  wife.  Mr.  Edwards,  brother  of  the  distinguished 
Richard   Edwards,    ex-state   superintendent,    was   in   charg-e  here   also   in    the   school's  early 


UNITKU  KVANGELlfAL   CHUKCH. 


(.liKMAN    KVA.\«;KI,1(  Al,   llil'KCIl. 


U'THKKAN    Clil'Hrll. 


history.  Another  was  Josiah  Woods,  of  Washincrton,  the  violinist,  and  Mrs.  Youncr  andlSIary 
Hutchinson,  assistants.  He  resigned  and  Mrs.  Younjj;  finished  the  work.  About  this  time  two 
new  rooms  were  added  to  the  diminutive  building-.  James  Wilson,  son  of  Rev.  Wilson,  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  was  also  a  tutor  in  these  times.  Anna  Harvey,  Eureka;  Anna  Painter, 
INIetamora,  and  Jennie  Neville,  were  associated  as  assistants  in  the  work. 

Lou  (Hager)  Smith  took  up  the  work  at  this  point.  She  was  assisted  by  Anna  Painter, 
Maggie  Williamson  and  Sadie  Sample.  She  was  the  principal  when  the  change 
was  made  to  the  new  building-.  This  building  cost  nearly  S25,()()()  and  although  for  many 
years  was  a  heavy  burden  on  the  taxpayers  of  that  district,  they  are  now  out  of  debt  and 
enjoying  the  advantages  of  one  of  the  best  buildings  in  the  state.  Mrs.  Smith  was  principal 
about  three  years  in  the  new  building  and  was  followed  by  B.  B.  Lakin.  In  addition  to  the 
teachers  mentioned  Miss  Jones,  of  Normal,  was  assistant  to  Mr.  Lakin  and  in  later  years  Mrs. 
John  Hoagland,  Miss  Sloan  and  Ruby  Gilbert,  the  latter  assisting  in  the  high  school  work. 
Lakin  taught  until  '7(>,  when  P.  M.  James  was  chosen.  Miss  Eckels  and  Maggie  (^Miller) 
Evans  were  new  assistants  that  year.  Jennie  (Fishburn)  Young  was  the  next  principal,  Emma 
(Waite)  Bennett,  Belle  (Wheeler)  Duff  and  Mrs.  Evans  assistants.  Next  year  ]\Irs.  Young 
was  again  at  the  helm  with  Mrs.  Bennett,  Mrs.  Evans,  Ada  (Wart)  Burlingame  assistants. 
During  the  vear  Mrs.  Bennett  resigned,  Mrs.  Burlingame  was  promoted  and  Pranc 
McLaffertv  was  over  the  primarv  room.  The  same  corps  served  the  next  vear.  This  was  the 
winter  of  "'79  and  '80. 

In  the  fall  of  '80  J.  E.  Evans  was  chosen  principal  with  the  same  assistants.  He 
continued  as  principal  until  the  spring  of  '84.  During  his  regime,  besides  some  of  the 
teachers  already  named,  Nell  (McLafferty)  Hildreth,  Anna  (Haynes)  Hart,  Adda  (Bassett) 
Schofield,  Mary  (Anderson)  Protzman  and  Mae  Reynolds  assisted.  D.  H.  Chaplin  was  prin- 
cipal   the    two    vears    following    and     M.     L.    Mclntyre,    from    '8(1  to    '811,    and  besides  those 


HKSIDKNCE  OF   ADAM   HEXNING 


mentioned  the  under  teachers  were  Stelki  Sutton,  Maud  Hazen,  Anna  (Hendron)  Smith. 

l.sHi)-90 — W.  J.  Morrison,  Anna  (.Tenkinsi  Stephenson,  Stella  Sutton.  Rosalia  Colburn. 
1S90-1 — Mr.  Morrison,  Iva  Durham,  Stella  Sutton.   Anna  (Smith)  Brown. 
1801-2 — Mr.  Morrison,  Nannie  Wiley,  Stella  (Hurd)  Adams,  Minnie  Spawr,  Mrs.  Brown. 
1892-3 — Same  as  previous  year  exceptinji  Stella  Straight  in  Miss  Wilevs  stead. 
1893-4— H,  E.  Kanag:a,  Stella  Straight,  Estella  Chapman,  Gay  Stitt,  Mrs.  Brown. 
1894-5 — Same  as  '93-4,  excepting  Belle  Travis  in  primary  in  Mrs.  Brown  s  stead. 

During  the  summer  of  l!SV)5  furnaces  were  put  in  and  altogether  about  SlOOO  added 
for  various  improvements.  The  present  force  of  teachers  is  Herbert  M.  Bassett,  principal, 
Stella  Straight,  Gay  Stitt,  Estella  Chapman  and  Belle  Travis,  assistants. 

Our  high  schools  are  up  to  the  standard  and  many  of  their  graduates  are  filling  places 
of  trust  and  prominence,  not  only  in  our  citv  but  elsewhere.  The  courses  of  study  are 
thorough  and  the  methods  of  teaching  are  up  to  date  and  efficient. 

Prior  to  the  erection  of  the  new  East  side  school  a  great  effort  was  made  to  unite  the 
two  districts,  but  no  agreement  was  made  and  district  four  went  ahead  with  the  work.  It 
was  a  thing  greatly  to  be  desired  and  many  of  our  citizens  hope  to  see  them  united  at  no  far 
distant  day  on  a  fair  business  basis  and  then  we  predict  for  our  schools  still  greater  achieve- 
ments. 

The  board  of  directors  in  district  four  is  David  Evans,  P.  B.  Stitt  and  R.  J.  Evans;  for 
district  five.  Dr.  J.  A.  Smith,  Mrs.  S.  H.  Worthington  and  Thos.  Patterson. 


TEACHERS  IN  DISTRICT  NO.   5. 

l{ii!«i  M.  lltti/ihn^A.ts't.  I'liii.  Itone  I.  Carsnii.  flniniitinr  Ihiit. 

Anna  E.  Hilh  Principal. 

Ifiitlir    Ilrlnii.  Iiifrnii'dtutr  Dcjit.     Anna  H.    ]'iinM(lri-.  Prinuini  Ikpt, 


Our  Churches. 


THE  EL  PASO  CHRIST! 
Jimmie  Robeson  and  Klder  John  Lin 
remodeled    into    the    residence 
Of        the  forty  charter 

twenty  deaths,  thirteen  are  still 
residence  of  eight  are  unknown, 
one  of  the  charter  members  still 
having  held  the  official  position 
date  of  organization  to  the  pres- 
social  meetings  were  held  from 
Strathman's  hall  being  occu- 
obtained. 

During  lis()5  the  congre- 
one  half  of  the  building  recently 
to  its  present  size  in  1877.  No 
many  years,  but  the  pulpit  was 
isters  employed  for  just  the  Sun- 
able  men  who  have  preached 
weakness  the  following  may  be 
Robeson,    John    Lindsev,    Benj. 

Tully,    B.     J.     Radford,     Prof. 

J.    S.    Clements  and  J.    K.   Jewett. 
suspended,  but  at  the  latter  date  E. 


AX   CHURCH  was    organized    July    3,     ISO-I,    by   Uncle 
clsey  at  a  meeting  held  in  the  East  side  school  house  now 

occupied  by  Dr.  J.  A.  Schofield. 
members  there  is  a  record  of 
living  and  the  present  state  and 
'Squire  J.  H.  Moore  is  the  only 
holding  his  membership  here,  he 
of  elder  and  trustee  from  the 
ent  time.  After  organization 
house  to  house  for  some  time, 
pied  when    preaching  could    be 

gation  built  a  little  house — just 
vacated — which  was  enlarged 
regular  pastor  was  located  for 
filled  much  of  the  time  by  min- 
day  services.  Among  the  many 
here  during  the  congregation's 
menticmed:  "Uncle  Jimmie" 
Franklin,  Joseph  Franklin,  J.  C. 
Kirk,  Dr.  Allen,  E.  J.  Lampton, 
From  the  spring  of  '81  to  December  'Sd  the  work  was 
J.    Lampton  came  to  reorganize  and  hold  a  protracted 


KLDER  C.  S.  MEDBURY. 


PKKSBYTERIAN    MANSE 


meeting.       Thirtv-four  members  answered  to 

ministry  there  was  a  net  ,i,^ain 

ship.      This  was  the  beginning- 

of    a    brighter     da}'     for    the 

meeting  J.  E.  Jewett  preached 

and     in    August,     '88,     J.     D. 

regular  pastor.      Dabney  's  min- 

3'ears   and   by   his   faithfuhiess 

to  strengthen  the   church    and 

the     community.        Under     his 

fifty-one  in  membership,    mak- 

located  with  the  church,   Jan. 

there  has    been  a    net   gain  of 

their     beautiful     new     church 

the  past  with  thanksgiying  and 


THE  ME  THODIS  T 
beginning  of  Methodism  in  Kl 
determine,  dates  back  to  18.^)7. 
the  El  Paso  charge  was  held  in 
was  no  church  building  the 
hou.se.  The  first  pastor  was 
of  ihaving  the  comfortable  sur- 
today,  he  had  a  large  circuit  of 


roll  call  at  this  time  and  during  Bro.  Lampton's 
of  twenty-eight  in  the  meml)L'r- 
of  better  things,  the  dawning 
church.  Following  Lampton's 
for  the  church  a  year  or  more 
Dabney  was  call  as  the  first 
istry  coyered  a  period  of  four 
of  life  and  work  he  did  mucli 
giye  it  standing  and  intluence  in 
work  there  was  a  net  gain  (»f 
ing  113  when  C.  S.  Medbury 
1,  1898.  Since  the  latter  date 
1(10  and  now  worshipping  in 
home  the  ccmgregation  reyiews 
looks  to   the  future   hopefully. 


REV.  J.  p.  ROBINSON. 


EPISCOPAL  CHURCH.  The 
Pa.so,  as  best  the  writer  can 
The  first  quarterly  meeting  for 
Panola  Noy.  7-8  and  as  there 
seryices  were  held  in  the  freight 
Rey.  R.  Smitherson  and  instead 
roundings  which  we  know 
seyen  appointments,  with  not  a 


church  in  all.      Records  show  that  he  preached  regularly  at  the  following  places:     El  Paso,        | 


KKSIDENCK  OF   U.    R.    CURTISS. 


Panola,  Chenoa,  Willow  Tree,  Bunch  Grove,  Secor  and  Potter  school  house.  Among-  the 
charter  memliers  of  the  church  here  were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  A.  Geiger  and  Mrs.  Celicia  Boner, 
who  are  still  here.  In  the  fall  of  1858  Rev.  A.  E.  Day  succeeded  to  the  pastorate  and  the  late 
Jacob  Betz  was  one  of  his  official  board.  In  18r)V>  Rev.  F.  M.  Smith  was  appointed  to  serve 
El  Paso  Methodism  and  among  the  officers  were  H.  L.  McOmber  and  O.  P.  Shaw.  Rev.  P. 
A.  Crist  came  in  the  fall  of  1801  and  remained  two  years,  giving  place  at  the  end  of  this 
term  to  Rev.  J.  E.  Rutledge,  who  remained  one  year.  Thus  far  services  had  been  held  in  the 
school  house.  The  need  of  a  church  building  had  long  been  felt  and  upon  the  appointment  of 
Rev.  J.  B.  Craig  to  the  pastorate  in  18(>4,  plans  for  a  new  house  of  worship  were  laid  and  within 
the  following  year  the  first  Methodist  church  of  El  Paso  was  built.  If  our  readers  imagine 
that  to  build  a  church  under  the  difficulties  and  perilous  times  of  that  day  was  an  easy  matter 
they  have  simply  misjudged  the  facts.  The  war  was  on,  material  was  high,  money  scarce, 
the  public  worried  about  the  country's  distress  and  more  than  an  ordinary  amount  of  courage 
and  perseverance  was  necessary  to  carry  the  work  through.  Late  in  the  fall  of  1805  the 
church  was  dedicated  and  great  was  the  joy  of  the  congregation.  The  dedicatory  sermon  was 
preached  by  Rev.  Thos.  Eddy,  D.  D.,  of  Chicago,  who  was  at  that  time  editor  of  the  North- 
western Christian  Advocate.  After  the  arduous  duties  of  two  years'  services,  Mr.  Craig 
g-ave  place  for  Rev.  W.  P.  Graves,  who  remained  one  year,  being  followed  in  the  fall  of  1808 
by  Rev.  John  Borland.  This  was  another  single  3'ear  pastorate  and  in  the  fall  of  1809  Rev. 
P.  M.  Armstrong  came.  Now  follows  another  one  year  pastorate  and  P.  A  Crist  is  preacher 
in  charge.  In  the  fall  of  1870  Rev.  W.  E.  Williamson  was  appointed  by  Bishop  Janes  and 
remained  two  years.  Following  him  came  Rev.  E.  P.  Hall  and  one  year  later  Rev.  G.  W. 
Gue  became  the  El  Paso  Methodist  parson.  After  one  year  Rev.  W.  E.  Stevens  came  and  in 
the  fall  of  1875  the  honored  and  sainted  Father  Worthington  began  his  pastorate.  Rev.  J.  S. 
Millsap  followed  in  1870  and  remained  three  years.      His  work  was  blest  by  over  200  conver- 


lAUMEK.S'   CLCH.    RK(!ri,AI{    MKK  TlNt;,    TAKIi.N    AT   .1.    L.    PATTON'S. 

J.  L.  Pattoii,  C.  M.  Stephenson,  P.  S.  B«ssett.  J.  L.  Boner,  Jesse  Hi)(l','.soii,  Samuel  Stitt,  T.  ,1.  Hard,  E.  S.  FiirsuiHu,  W.  S.  Burroughs, 
obt.  Mavnp.  Win.  Beal.  Dan  Hill.  Clias  McAiiley.  J.  .1.  Yanibert,  G.  W.  Hi)nicr,  .las.  Pleasants  and  their  wives:  Mrs.  Jos.  HamiMers,  Mrs. 
nln-  (iray  anil  dannhter  Lizzie.  John  Scliotield  and  son.  C.  S.  Miller.  Fannie  Fnrsnim  and  Arthur  L.  Patton. 


sions.  Then  followed  Rev.  C.  H.  Brace  one  \'eaf,  F.  H.  Cumming  two  years,  Rev.  J.  J.  Walter 
one  year,  Rev.  Thomas  Doney  two  year.s.  Rev.  G.  C.  Shafer  two  years.  Rev.  Joe  Bell  two 
years,  Rev.  M.  V.  B.  White  two  years  and  the  present  pastor.  Rev.  J.  F.  Robinson,  in  the 
midst    of  his    third  year.       On    '  first  day  of  July,  1894,  the  last 

service    was    held     in    the    old church    and    the    buildinj,'-    wa? 

taken  down  to  give  place  to  a  more  spacious  and  modern  build- 

injj-.         The    new    church     was  dedicated  Dec.  2,  1894,  by  Rev. 

Lewis  Curts,  D.  D.,  of  Chicag-o.  '-x-'-lfc-  On  the  12th  day  of  May,    189.5, 

the  new  church  was  totally  de-  I  stroved  bv  fire.      Without  losing' 

any  time  preparations  were  made  %  k  for    rebuilding.       With    hearty 

g-ood  will  the  work  was  under-  'Pf'    '^    ***  f  taken  and  on  the   11th  of  June 

the  corner  stone  was  laid  and  on  •  ^         -  •     1  ^  *^'t-  -"•  189.5.  the  seccmd  temple, 

built    at  a  cost  of  Sl2,00()  was  '^j.  —  jf  dedicated. 


r//£  EL  PASO  B.ir- 
ized  Jan.  21,  1858,  the  org-ani- 
meeting'  held  in  the  old  Crawford 
standing:  on  the  corner  just  oj)- 
ingf.  For  several  years  their 
homes  of  the  members  and  in 
The     charter     or     constituent^ 


HEV.   J.    F.    HOWARD. 


Wm.  Branch,  Anthonv  Daffarn,  Mrs.  Sarah  Daffarn,  Lewis 
ford  and  wife,  Jas.  T.  Hewitt,  ]\Irs.  H.  M.  McOmber,  H 
Miss  Deborah  Whitaker  and  Israel  McOmber. 

Mr.    Branch    was    pastor  until   '(iO  and  was  followed 


VIST  CHURCH  was  org^an- 
zation  being  affected  at  a 
hall,  which  at  that  time  was 
posite  the  present  church  build- 
worship  was  held  at  the  various 
halls    and    rooms    down   town. 

-members  were:    Rev.   and  Mrs. 

Mc(  )mber  and  wife,  Ja.s.  Craw- 
H.    Hewitt,  Miss  A.  Whitaker. 

bv  S.   F.  Stimi^on,  whose  labors 


KKSIUKNl'K  n\-  T    .1     lilKh 


continued  until  December,  '(i5.  Durinjjf  Mr.  Stlmson's  pastorate,  in  'tU,  a  house  of  worship 
was  erected,  facin^j  Franklin  park.  It  was  dedicated  in  December  of  that  year.  It  wa.s 
during  the  closing  scenes  of  the  war  and  the  same  difficulties  presented  themselves  that  were 
experienced  by  the  M.  E.  congregation,  who  built  the  same  year. 

A.  H.  Stowell  followed  Mr.  Stimscm  but  remained  but  one  year.  R.  C.  Palmer  was  the 
next  pastor  and  he  served  two  vears,  going  from  here  to  the  work  at  Panola.  Mr.  Palmer 
owned  and  improved  the  farm  just  north  of  this  city  now  owned  by  Mr.  Strickland.  A.  B. 
White  came  next  and  served  one  year;  J.  E.  Ingham  followed  and  was  in  charge  two  vears, 
and  was  followed  by  J.  F.  Merriam  who  also  was  pastor  a  year.  In  73  S.  B.  Gilbert  was 
called  and  remained  in  the  work  three  years.  J.  B.  Hutton  served  from  November,  '78,  to 
Januarv,  '82.  During  the  summer  of  1882  Rev.  L.  C.  Morehouse  was  chosen  pastor  and  was 
in  just  two  years,  when  Rev.  E.  C.  Cady  came  to  the  charge. 

During  his  pastorate  the  present  parsonage  was  purchased  and  the  property  of  the 
organization  is  now  valued  at  nearly  S8000.  After  a  brief  period  without  a  minister  the 
present  one,  J.  F.  Howard,  was  chosen  and  early  in  November,  '90,  he  took  up  the  duties  of 
the  charge.  In  a  letter  ju.st  issued  by  the  pastor  he  reviews  in  detail  the  work  of  the  past 
five  years.  During  that  time  Si 0,000  has  been  expended  by  the  church  and  congregation  in 
various  lines.  In  the  summer  of  'V)4  an  addition  was  built  to  the  already  quite  commodious 
church  home,  which  is  used  as  chapel  for  prayermeetings,  Sunday  school  classes,  etc.  Besides 
this  improvement  the  house  was  repainted  and  repapered  and  new  furniture  purcha.sed,  a  new 
furnace  and  electric  lights  were  added.  In  all  over  S2.^)00  was  used.  The  reconsecration  ot 
the  house  took  place  in  September  of  that  year  and  while  it  is  not  what  might  be  called  a 
modern  church  home,  yet  it  is  one  of  the  largest  and  pleasantest  in  this  regicm. 

Since  organization  4(')7  members  have  been  received,  210  of  whom  were  baptized  by  the 
several  pastors.      The  present  membership  is  127. 


M.   li.  PARSONAGE. 


UNITED  EVANGELICAL  CHURCH-^  the  spring  of  1872  the  English  members  of 
the  Evangelical  association  were  necessitated  to  secure  a  place  of  worship  to  hear  the  Gospel 
preached  in  English  and  hearing  that  the  Congregationalists  desired  to  sell  their  house  on  the 
West  side,  met  in  Crawford's  hall  March  1V>  and  took  steps  to  purchase  the  property,  for 
which  Si  500  was  asked.  The  house  was  bought  and  Bros.  W.  H.  Honstedt  and  J.  F.  Worick 
were  pastors  of  the  English  part  of  the  society,  but  the  latter  died  before  he  took  possession. 
In  the  same  spring  W.  W.  Shuler  was  sent  as  pastor  by  the  conference,  and  he  had  the  honor 
of  preaching  the  first  sermon  in  the  new  church  hcnne.  The  society  prospered  and  the  next 
year  Mr.  Shuler  had  an  assistant,  H.  T.  Lashell;  there  was  also  a  local  preacher,  J.  H.  Gulp. 
In  1874  J.  W.  Mohr  became  pastor.  During  this  year  death  entered  the  ranks  for  the  first 
time  and  David  Grafft,  the  first  church  treasurer,  "fell  by  the  way.  "  Henry  Messner  took  up 
the  work  next  year  quite  successfully.  In  1876  C.  W.  Davis  was  sent  as  pastor  and  he  served 
the  church  faithfully  three  years  and  a  large  number  were  added.  During  his  ministry  the 
parsonage  was  built.  L.  B.  Tobias  followed  Mr.  Davis  and  also  served  three  years.  During 
his  stay  repairs  were  made  on  the  church  and  many  improvements  added.  The  conference  of 
'82  sent  W.  A.  Unangst,  who  served  one  year  and  gave  place  to  George  Harris,  also  one  year. 
Next  year  T.  W.  Woodside  was  in  charge  and  it  was  through  Mrs.  Woodside's  efforts  that  a 
prosperous  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  society  was  organized.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Woodside  are 
now  in  Africa,  serving  the  Master  as  missionaries.  W.  A.  Schultz  came  in  '85,  remaining 
two  years.  Some  repairs  were  made  during  his  ministry  also.  Mr.  Schultz  married  Father 
North's  daughter,  Carrie,  but  she,  in  less  than  a  year,  joined  the  triumphant  host  on  the  other 
shore.      Henry  Pope  came  next  and  a  great  revival  was  experienced. 

Isaac  Divan  took  up  the  duties  as  pastor  in  '88  and  labored  diligently  three  A'ears.  While 
very  few  were  added  to  the  church  during  his  ministry,  it  was  undoubtedly  owing  to  the  trials 
and  discouragements  in  general  church  trouble.      During  his  pastorate  the  first  ministerial  and 


RESIDENCE  OK  .1.  I.  KERK. 


Sunday  school  conference  at  this  place  was  enjo^yed.  J.  W.  Faofer  came  in  ';•!  and  duriny;  his 
pastorate  another  ministerial  convention  was  held  and  much  good  resulted.  D.  J.  Klopp  came 
in  '94  and  at  present  J.  B.  Michael  is  in  charge.  The  following  elders  have  served  during 
these  twenty-four  years:  D.  B.  Byers,  H.  Messner,  S.  F.  Entorf  and  A.  Haefle.  Mr.  Haelie 
is  a  resident  of  this  city  and  we  present  elsewhere  a  picture  of  his  residence  which  he  erected 
in  '94.  El  Paso  is  convenient  to  his  many  charges  and  he  found  the  school  and  church  influ- 
ences and  general  surroundings  such  as  one  would  wish  in  which  to  rear  a  family  and  he  settled 
here  permanentlv. 

Sr.  MARYS  ROMAN  CA  THOIJC  CHURCH  was  organized  in  IHllS  in  this  city  by 
Rev.  Fr.  Terry,  of  Ottawa.  Father  Toner  administered  to  the  congregation  one  year  and 
was  succeeded  by  Frances  Keenan,  who  remained  in  charge  nine  years.  Soon  after  his  coming 
here  a  church  building  was  begun  and  in  18(>.5  it  was  completed.  The  wings  were  added  to 
the  building  in  '72,  making  the  entire  work  cost  about  S450U,  with  seating  capacity  for  500. 
Fr.  Costa  followed  Fr.  Keenan,  but  remained  a  short  time  and  gave  place  in  '74  to  Thos. 
Keating,  who  was  in  charge  several  years.  A  parsonage  was  built  early  in  the  church's 
historv  and  late  in  the  '70s  a  school  house  was  erected  on  the  same  block,  which  was  well 
attended  a  number  of  years.  Of  late  years,  however,  this  has  been  discontinued  and  in  "i»4  it 
was  remodeled  into  a  residence  for  the  priest. 

Following  Fr.  Keating,  Fr.  O  "Kelly,  then  Fr.  Burns  and  O'Neil,  Dunne,  Kelly  and  the 
present  priest  in  charge  is  Fr.  Quinlan,  who  came  here  two  years  ago.  Fr.  Kelly  died  while 
in  charge  of  this  congregation.  At  present  there  are  about  150  families  represented  in  the 
congregation  of  St.  Marvs  and  before  manv  months  a  handsome  new  church  will  be  erected  on 
the  site  of  the  present  one.  The  church  owns  a  beautiful  cemetery  one  and  a-half  miles  north 
of  the  city,  which  is  well  laid  out  and  nicely  kept.  A  small  cemetery  east  of  the  city  is  also 
owned  by  them,  where  repose  the  deceased  members  of  German  families  of  the  congregation. 


1"      '    'mer^m^*'*!' 


KKS1L>EN(JE  OF  KOBT.  J.  EVANS. 


t    TAW 

«»l«l.^StYOFIUMWI» 

UMANA 


PRESBYTERIAN — The  first  church  organized  in  the  city  was  the  Presbyterian.  ^Nlay 
11,  1857.  Rev.  F.  N.  E wing  presided  at  the  organization.  Rev.  W.  T.  Adams,  S.  L.  Kerr 
and  wife,  Silas  W.  Ogden  and  wife,  John  R.  Gaston  and  wife  and  John  R.  Bigham  were 
charter  members.  Mr.  Ogden  was  first  ruling  elder,  but  Dr.  Kerr  succeeded  him  the  next 
vear.  No  house  of  worship  was  erected  until  18()4,  when  the  present  house  was  built  at  a  cost 
of  S3200.  It  was  dedicated  in  December,  and  W.  T.  Adams  was  the  first  pastor.  Rev.  W. 
W.  Harsha,  D.  D.,  assisted  in  the  dedication.  Among  those  who  have  since  ministered  to  the 
congregation  are  Revs.  J.  H.  Burns,  R.  Conover,  Wm.  Reed,  Rabi,  Samuel  Wilson,  S.  B. 
Taggart,  J.  M.  Baugh,  J.  W.  Harsha,  Geo.  B.  Black.  Mr.  Black  served  from  77  until  '79 
and  was  followed  in  '80  by  H.  S.  Beavis.  In  '84  J.  F.  Hopkins  was  in  charge  and  in  June, 
'87,  A.  J.  Herries  was  installed  pastor.  He  served  the  congregation  until  '.»(>.  In  the  spring 
of   '91  the  present  pastor.  Rev.  W.  V.  Jeffries  was  installed. 

During  the  summer  of  1887  steps  w«re  taken  to  secure  a  parsonage  and  in  a  short  time 
arrangements  were  made  and  the  property  next  to  the  church,  owned  by  Mr.  C.  Clark,  was 
l)ought  for  S900.  This  served  as  a  home  for  the  various  pastors  until  the  past  year,  when 
it  was  sold  and  a  handsome  and  much  larger  manse  erected,  two  blocks  east  on  Church  street, 
at  a  cost  of  $2500.  The  church  has  been  repaired  and  brightened  interiorly  within  the  past 
few  vears  and  it  is  lighted  with  electricitv. 

ST.  PAULS  GERMAN  ElANGEL/jCAL  LUTHERAN  C//f 7vY^//— The  first 
efforts  toward  public  service  by  Lutherans  was  made  in  the  early  '()0s.  Ph.  Pfleuger,  sr. , 
the  father  of  Philip  and  Adam,  effected  the  first  gatherings  and  induced  the  first  pastors  of 
the  church  to  come  here  from  Bloomington  and  other  places.  The  first  services  were  held  in 
a  public  school  house  in  or  near  Kappa.  After  that  they  met  in  West  side  school,  Crawford's 
and  Strathman's  hall.  El  Paso.  In  '()3  efforts  were  made  to  erect  a  German  schoolhouse.  It 
became  a  church.      On  Mav  8,    '(>3,   a  congregation  was  organized  with  above  name  l)v  some 


RESIDENCE  OF  DAVTD  EVANS. 


fourteen  voting  members,  thiit  is  to  say  male  members  above  the  age  of  ■_'!.  In  1S()4  church 
vs^as  contracted  and  built  by  Joseph  Mueller,  of  Peoria,  $1480.75.  Ph.  Pflueger,  A. 
Strathman  and  Ad.  Metzger  were  the  first  elders.  Church  was  remodeled  in  "75  bv  McAlden 
for  Sl8()0.  Parsonage  was  purchased  in  October,  '71,  for  S475  and  an  addition  in  '82  for  S7U0. 
In  it  is  a  school  room  with  capacitv  for  thirty-five  children.  Besides  tho.se  in  the  earliest 
commencements  the  following  pastors  have  served  the  congregation:  Rev.  H.  Sieving  at  time 
of  organization,  A.  G.  Jansen  from  '64  to  '66;  from  '67  to  '69  H.  Sieving  again  had  charge, 
from  '70  to  '71  J.  J.  Kern.  After  him  B.  Burfein  accepted  the  call.  On  his  departure  in 
'78,  Th.  Benson  took  his  place;  in  '81  B.  J.  Ansorge,  in  '87,  H.  Pflug  and  in  '!»()  C.  G. 
Schroeder  entered  upon  the  duties  of  the  charge. 

The  total  of  102  voting  members  has  by  emigration,  death,  change  of  faith,  and  disci- 
pline peculiar  to  church  been  reduced  to  twenty-seven,  the  present  standing.  Upwards  of 
forty  have  moved  away,  while  quite  a  number  are  residents  in  this  vicinitv  but  disconnected 
with  the  church.  Of  the  early  members  Mrs.  B.  Kreidner  and  Mrs.  E.  Hoefler  are  still  with 
the  church,  as  is  also  Mrs.  Ad.  Metzgar,  now  Mrs.  C.  Hagemever,  but  living  at 
Carlock.  The  records  are  preserved  since  '67:  Baptisms,  821;  confirmations.  125;  funerals, 
94;  marriages,  50.  During  the  past  sea.son  the  church  expended  .something  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  S400  on  interior  refinish  and  on  steeple  and  outside  painting. 

SC/Ei\T/ST — For  a  few  3'ears  past  a  number  of  people  of  this  city,  believers  in  the 
Truth  as  taught  and  practiced  by  Christain  Scientists,  have  held  regular  meetings  at  the  homes 
of  the  several  members.  At  present  regular  Sundav  morning  meetings  are  held  and  the 
lessons  in  the  Christian  Science  quarterly  studied  in  connection  with  the  explanatitms  fr(mi 
Mrs.  Eddy's  "Key  to  the  Sciptures.  "  Meetings  and  Bible  readings  are  also  held  each  Thurs- 
day afternoon. 


FIRST  NATIONAL  HANK   iiril.DlMi;. 

Xiiiliiii;il  UauU.  J.I.Kerr,    Liuiles  Library,    Journal  Onice. 

IJ   A.  siriiihcr.  basement.      second       .secoud  Hour.    Press  room,  base- 
Ur.  \'au  HoiiU.  second  floor.     Hoor,  uienl;  Composing 

room,  second  Hoor. 


GERMAN  EVANGELICAL— 'X:\^^  year  1864  was  one  of  church  building  in  El  Paso. 
Four  houses  of  worship  were  under  construction  at  one  time.  One  of  these  was  the  German 
Evangelical  and  the  pastor  in  cliarge  was  Rev.  Shoemaker.  Young  John  Mohr,  as  he  was 
known,  had  the  contract  and  about  the  time  the  frame  was  up,  Mohr  was  drafted  and  another 
contractor  had  to  be  hunted  up  before  the  work  could  go  on.  Prior  to  the  building  of  the 
house  Rev.  Hoffman  had  been  in  charge  and  meetings  had  been  held  in  various  private  resi- 
ences  in  the  old  Mohr  settlement  northwest  of  here.  These  services  were  possiblv  among 
the  first  church  services  held  in  this  community  and  date  back  nearly  fifty  years.  When  the 
church  was  built  Philip  Blumenshine,  Wm.  Bowman  and  John  JNIohr  were  trustees.  The  lot 
on  which  it  stands  was  donated  by  Mr.  Geo.  Gibson  and  the  church  purchased  the  lot  next  to 
that  for  $100.  About  1877  the  church  purchased  the  parsonage  property  two  blocks  from 
their  house  of  worship,  which  they  still  own.  Among  the  ministers  who  followed  Mr.  Shoe- 
maker are  Revs.  Peter  Himmul,  Heilman,  Keller,  Keichly,  Young,  Burkhardt,  Frey,  G. 
Eichenlaub.  The  latter  served  the  church  in  '88,  '84  and  '85  and  after  being  in  other  charges 
several  years,  came  back  in  '94.  Since  leaving  here  he  has  passed  to  his  final  reward.  Of 
late  years  those  who  have  ministered  to  the  congregation  are  Revs.  C.  Fehr.  M.  M.  Schuster, 
J.  B.  Elfrink,  J.  Haller,  A.  Woehr.  The  present  pastor  in  charge  is  J.  Martli,  a  young 
minister,  who  has  been  here  about  a  year.  He  also  has  charge  of  Walnut  Grove  mission, 
southwest  of  this  city. 

/:^/'/6rC/'.-i//C//fVv'C//— The  first  clerical  act  performed  by  an  Episcopal  clergy  in 
El  Paso  was  the  baptizing  of  the  little  babe  of  Mr.  Hazlett  and  wife.  This  was  per- 
formed by  Rev.  Samuel  Chase,  D.  D. ,  and  was  in  18(iO.  He  was  going  through  El  Paso  and 
was  waiting  for  a  train.  In  August,  'Gl,  Rev.  Mr.  Lobaugh,  was  in  El  Paso  and 
held  services  and  baptized  the  child  of  W.  M.  Jenkins.  July,  18<)r),  Rev.  Chamberlayn,  who 
was    returning    from    the    war,    remained  over  Sabbath   and   by   reciuest   held   services  in   the 


KKSIDKNCEOF  S.  II    N'OKTH 


Presb3'terian  church.  Two  years  afterward  Rev.  Wm.  Steele,  who  lived  in  Peoria,  ministered 
to  the  flock  at  this  place  and  also  at  a  mission  in  Peoria  county.  Two  years  he  remained  in 
the  work  and  in  a  short  time  afterwards  went  south.      From  this  time  until   18iS4,   ministers 

In  '84  Mr.  Steele  returned  and 
people  every  two  weeks.  The 
now  deceased,  in  church  work 
taining  a  large  Sunday  school  is 
Services  in  an  earlv  day  were 
Dist.  4  (Kast  side)  and  later  in 
the  past  eight  or  ten  years 
used  for  this  purpose.  In  De- 
chased  a  corner  lot  on  First 
and  by  the  fall  of  'VXi  a  hand- 
that  spot  and  the  worshippers 
have  so  often  lonyed.  a  church 


from  Bloomington  and  other  places  held  services  occasionally. 

has    since     ministered     to     his 

work  of  ]\Irs.  John  Hoagland, 
and  in  the  starting  and  main- 
worthy  of  note  in  this  connection, 
held  in  the  old  school  house  of 
the  old  Christian  church.  For 
rooms  over  T.  Dovle  's  have  been 
cember,  189.5,  the  church  pur- 
street,  of  Mr.  L.  S.  Calkins, 
some  little  church  will  adorn 
will  have  that  for  which  they 
home  of  their  own. 


In  the  ()()s  a  thriving 
ganized  and  thev  built  the 
United  Evangelical  people, 
places  weakened  their  forces 
up    the    work.       Most    of    the 


Congregational  society  was  or- 
church    now    occupied    by    the 
Deaths    and    removals   to  other 
and    they  were  obliged  to  give 
members  remaining^  in  this  city 
took  up  the  good  work  in  other  churches.      The  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  South,    made  an 
effort  to  organize  here  once  but  no  permanent  establishment  was  perfected. 
Total  value  of  church  propertv  in  the  citv,  Sr)L',.5()(). 


REV.    WM.    STEELE. 


R.  C.  SPRINU(JATE. 

President  of  the  Opera  House  Co.  and  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Springgate&  Ferrell. 


liKt).   M.   YOUNC. 

Mr.  Voung  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Illinois  Central  railway  in  18(>4, 
was  transferred  to  Freeport  in  lH(i7.  took 
charge  of  El  Paso  station  in  IHHS,  and  was 
made  joint  local  agent  of  our  two  railroads  in 
lMt5!t,  serving  in  this  capacity  until  October 
1884,  when  he  resigned  to  go  into  business  in 
Boston,  where  he  still  resides  and  prospers. 
Mr.  Young  was  a  member  of  the  city  council 
in  1876  7.  He  was  one  of  the  charter  mem- 
bers of  CoMir  de  Leon  couiinandory  Knights 
Teniiilar,  and  on  the  occasion  of  the  visit  of 
the  El  Paso  Knights  and  friends  to  Boston  last 
summer,  he  and  his  good  wife  made  it  their 
especial  care  to  royally  entertain  their  old 
townspeople. 


J.  S.  KVANS. 

Mr.  Evans  has  been  connected 
with  the  Illinois  Central  as  freight  clerk 
and  later  as  agent  in  this  city  for  the 
past  thirteen  years. 


West  Front  Street— Block  4i,  Original  Town. 


Peter  Thometz.         C.  M.  West-      M.  Render. 
Wm.  Kridner.     cott.  J.  N.  Valen- 
tine. 


S.  H,  North. 
C.  P.  Shur,  sec- 
ond floor. 


S.  H.  Worthington. 
J.  F.  Sturgeon,  second 
floor. 


North  Elm  Street     Block  41,  Original  Town. 


.1.  R.  Sweet  P.  M.  Edwards. 

J.  S.  CDlliiis.  S.  T.  ("urtiss. 

C.  Xiswonger.  Win.  Ziiikan  &  Son. 

Dr.  .].  A.  Siiiitli. 


Pnrnialee  &  Porter. 
( 'liristian  Cliiirch. 


S.  H.  WORTHINGTON. 


GEO.  H.  CAMPBELL. 

Mr.  Campbell  was  agent  for  the  Cent- 
ral from  1858  to  1869.  and  most  of  that  time 
was  joint  agent  for  both  roads.  Mr.  Camp 
bell  was  mayor  of  El  Paso  in  1882  and 
served  as  alderman  prior  to  that  time.  He 
retired  from  the  work  as  agent  to  take 
charge  of  his  hotel  which  he  has  ever  since 
conducted  in  this  city. 


THOS.  PATTERSON,  MAYOR. 

Mr.  Patterson  has  been  the  local 
agent  since  '89.  for  the  two  express 
companies  doing  business  in  this  city. 


KKSIUKNOK  OF  J.   T.    IK'NKK. 


Secret  Societies. 

The  Masonic  fraternity  of  Kl  Paso  own  one  of  the  finest  halls  in  the  state  outside 
/C^the  state's  metropolis  and  may  justly  be  proud  of  their  quarters.  The  rooms  are  in  the 
^^^  second  story  of  the  Grand  Opera  house  buildin.t,^  and  are  very  commodious,  furnace 
heated,  lighted  by  electricity,  handsomely  furnished  and  convenient  in  every  respect.  From 
1872  untiithe  fire  of  '94  the  ISIasonic  lodges  owned  the  third  story  of  the  Eagle  block  and  had 
just  previous  to  that  disaster  expended  over  $1000  in  refitting  their  already  elegant  rooms. 
Arrangements  were  soon  after  made  for  nev\-  halls  and  in  January,  1895,  they  were  finished 
and  ready  for  occupancy.  Besides  the  furniture,  which  is  very  fine,  a  handsome  set  of  robes 
is  the  property  of  the  bodies. 

El  Paso  Lodge  246  F.  &  A.  M.  was  originally  organized  as  Panola  lodge  in  1857,  with 
John  D.  Park  first  Master,  but  in  October,  '62  the  lodge  was  removed  to  El  Paso.  The 
present  Master  is  Dr.  J.  A.  Schofield;  secretary,  Geo.  R.  Curtiss. 

Mackey  Chapter  was  organized  Aug.  31,  1868,  and  in  October,  the  same  year,  was 
chartered  as  No.  130.  Daniel  Lewis  was  appointed  first  High  Priest  and  P.  H.  Tompkins, 
secretary.  James  Thompson  was  first  High  Priest  elected  under  the  charter.  The  present 
officers  are:  D.  Dunn,  High  Priest;  Isaac  Cannon,  secretary. 

Coeur  de  Leon  Commandery  No.  43  Knights  Templar  was  granted  a  charter  Dec.  4,  '73. 
James  Thompson  was  first  commander  and  P.  H.  Tompkins,  recorder.  The  present  officers 
are:  Commander,  L.  O.  Wolk;  recorder,  Isaac  Cannon. 

El  Paso  Council  No.  62  was  t)rganized  about  the  time  Mackey  Chapter  was.  The 
present  officers  are:  G.  R.  Curtiss,  T.  I.  M. ;  Isaac  Cannon,  secretary. 

yi  Thompson  Chapter  147  O.   E.    S.   was  organized  Apr.  16,  1889.  with  Mrs.  R.  _C. 

^'  Springgate  Worthy  ISlatron  and  G.  R.  Curtiss,  secretary.      The  present  officers  are  Miss 
^Belle  Shur,   Worthy  Matron;  Miss  Mary  Jenkins,  secretary. 


RESIDENCE  OF  ISAAC  fA.NNUX 


Bavaria  Lodtje  No.  H27  I.  O.  O.  F.  was  oro;-anized  Oct.  7,  ISHli  and  worked 
fm  German  for  a  while  but  later  was  discontinued.  Woodford  Lodge,  of  the  same 
order,  was  in  existence  a  few  years  but  did  not  long  survive.  The  present  lodge 
was  organized  June  20,  1894,  and  is  in  a  flourishing  condition.  They  have  fitted  up 
a  commodious  hall  in  the  Schafer  block,  where  they  hold  regular  sessions.  The  present  officers 
are:  Walter  Caufield,  Noble  Grand;  J.  T.  McCord,  secretary. 

Hugh  de  Pavens  Lodge  241  Knights  of  Pythias  was  organized  in  April, 
IS'.K),    with    D.    Dunn    Chancellor    Commander    and    R.    G.    Hebden,  Keeper  of 
Records  and  Seal.      The  present  officers  are:  E.  G.  Schafer,  C.  C,  and  Dr.  J.  W. . 
Parkinson,    K.  of  R.  and  S.      The  Uniform  Rank,    K.   of  P.,    was  organized  in , 
December,  189.5,  and  Jan.  28,  '9(i  the  officers  were  installed.    The  officers  are:  J.  F. 
Bosworth,  Captain;  E.  R.  Somers,  clerk. 

Both  organizations  are  in  splendid  condition  and  they  have  rented  the  second 
storv  of  J.  B.  IMichels'  building,  which  will  be  fitted  up  in  elegant  shape  for  their  use. 

S.    T.    Rogers  Post   No.    .531    was    chartered    Sept.    17,  1885,  S.    T.    Rogers 

^ being  the  first  commander,    S.    H.    Worthington,    adjutant.      The  present  officers 

l/are:    Ed.    Childs,    commander;    S.    K.    Hay  ward,      adjutant.       There   was    a  post 

organized  several  vears  before  the  existence  of  the  present  one,  but  survived  only  a 

>h()rt  time. 

March  1(3,  1895,  a  Camp  of  Scms  of  Veterans  was  organized  in  this  city  and 
QT^^^^Y^  have  meetings  twice  each  mcmth.       The  first  captain  was  J.    B.   Michels  and  first 
sergeant  L.   B.   Renard.      The  present  officers  are:  Chas.   Parkhouse,  captain  and 
W.  A.  Bryan,  first  sergeant. 
These  last  two  orders,  as  well  as  the  W.  R.  C,  are  foremost  in  making  Memorial   Day 
exercises  interesting  and  profitable  and  El  Paso's  commemoration  of  this  event  is  enjoyable. 


RESIDENCE  OF  E.  R.  SOMERS. 


S.  T.  Rogers  corps  W.  R.  C.  No.  264  was  organized  November,  181»4,  and  was 
chartered  Jan.  26,  1895.  Mrs.  Jennie  Worthington  was  chosen  first  president  and' 
Mrs.  Minnie  Schofield,  secretary.  These  officers  have  just  been  reelected  for  the 
ensuing  vear. 

Silver  Leaf  Court  of  Honor  No.  33  was  granted  a  charter  Nov.  26,  1^95,  and 
starts  out  with  large  membership.  The  insurance  feature  is  one  of  its  greatest 
benefits.      ]\I.  T.  Hyer  is  Worthy  Chancellor  and  J.  T.  Kearney,  recorder. 

Kl  Paso  Camp  168  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  was  instituted 
Feb.  20,  1886,  with  eleven  charter  members.  W.  R.  Shinn,  M.  D., 
was  first  venerable  council  and  F.  L.  Kvser,  clerk.  The  insurance 
feature  of  the  order  has  made  it  verv  popular  and  at  present  they  have 
ia  membership  of  eighty-tw'o,  thirty-four  having  transferred,  died,  and 
[dropped  out.  The  deaths  occurring  in  their  ranks  since  organization 
are:  Will  Jones,  A.  D.  Williamson,  Louis  Kurtz  and  James  Cannon. 
The  present  officers  are:  R.  E.  Gordon,  M.  D. ,  Venerable  Council  and 
E.  R.  Somers,  clerk. 

Palmetto    Lodge    No.    21    Roval    Neighbors    of    America,     an 

auxiliary  of  the  M.  W.  A.  was  organized  in  this  city  Nov.  13,  189-5,  and  the  first  officers  were 
installed  Dec.  6,  and  the  order  starts  out  with  a  good  membership.  Mrs.  Ed  Abrams  is 
Oracle;  Mrs.  F.  L.  Newton,  recorder.  An  insurance  and  a  sick  benefit  are  a  part  of  the  good 
things  connected  with  the  organization  and  wives,  sisters  and  daughters  of  Woodmen  may 
become  members. 

A  branch  of  the  Home  Forum  was  organized  in  this  citv  last  August  with  fourteen 
charter  members  and  is  becoming  verv  popular.      The  present  officers  are:     E.    R.    Somers, 


KK.SIUl;.\<  1'.  >il-    hi-,\.   HAI-.II.K. 


president;  W.  B.  Wilson,  secretary;  S.  D.  Patton,  treasurer.  The  benefits  of  the  order, 
aside  from  the  social  side  of  the  question,  is  an  insurance  and  a  man  and  his  wife  may  both 
become  members  and  each  carry  insurance  at  the  same  low  rate. 

^?  The  Y.  M.  &  O.  is  a  vigorous  organization  of  about  fort}-  Young  Maids  and  Old. 

,  "I  Stated  meetings  are  held  each  month,  but  as  1890  is  the  first  leap  year  occurring 
jlUsince  the  founding  of  the  order  in  this  city,  the  benefits  of  the  association  cannot  be 
measured  until  the  close  of  the  present  season.  The  first  High  Worthy  was  Miss  Anna 
VanMeter;  esteemed  keeper  of  records  and  seal.  Miss  Barbara  Paul.  The  present  officers 
are:  Miss  Stella  Straight,  High  Worthy;  Miss  Jess  H.  Cannon,  esteemed  keeper  of  records 
and  seal. 

Other  Organizations. 

Besides  the  secret  orders  above  noticed,  we  have  a  thriving  Woman's  Christian 
Temperance  Union,  and  in  almost  every  church  an  energetic  young  people's  societ_y  and  a  well 
attended  Sunday  school;  also  a  number  of  Ladies'  Auxiliaries  doing  an  excellent  work.  The 
Ministerial  Union,  composed  of  the  different  ministers  of  the  city,  meets  every  Monday  fore- 
noon. The  Ivoyal  Legion  interests  the  young  in  the  work  of  temperance  and  meets  every 
two  week,  Sunday  afternoon,  and  the  "  Y  's  "  also  have  a  large  number  of  members. 

The  Local  University  Reading  circle  was  organized  here  last  November,  with  a  goodly 
meml)ership.  Anna  E.  Hill  is  president;  W.  B.  Wilson,  secretary.  They  meet  every  Monday 
evening  and  are  taking  a  very  fine  course  of  reading. 

The  Dickens  club  meets  every  Friday  afternoon  at  the  homes  of  the  members.  The 
organization  is  composed  of  a  number  of  ladies  of  a  literary  turn  of  mind  and  they  are  reading 
the  works  of  that  popular  author. 


TEACHERS  IN  DIST.  4 

Gail  '*'''''"i  Orammar  Dept.     f^tclhi  titrifiqht.  Axxhtiiiil  Prin. 

Herbert  Jiusxttt,  Prin. 

Estelle  Cliiiiiiiiiiii.  lutemiedUite  Dept.  Jielle  Trtii-is,  Primary  Ihpt. 


Waterworks. 

In  1882  the  city  of  El  Paso  put  in  a  waterworks  plant  and  several  blocks  of  mains  at  a 
cost  of  about  S5000.  A  wooden  tank,  a  large  windmill  and  an  inexhaustible  supply  of  water 
were  the  chief  featiires  of  the  system.  Later,  windpower  was  replaced  by  a  steam  pump  and 
in  ISVU  a  contract  was  made  for  a  steel  tower  with  tank,  with  a  capacity  of  125,000  gallons. 
This  was  to  cost  $3400.  At  the  same  time  $30.00  was  expended  on  the  extension  of  mains 
until  now  we  have  over  forty  blocks  of  mains  and  the  revenue  to  the  city  derived  from  water 
rents  amounts  close  to  SlO0()  per  annum.  This  revenue,  however,  is  incomparable  with  the 
benefits  derived  from  the  fire  protection  the  system  affords  the  business  and  residence  districts. 
No  waterworks  is  complete  without  an  accompanying 

Fire  and  Hose  Company, 

And  Kl  Paso  has  as  good  a  volunteer  organization  as  ever  mans  nozzles  and  braves  the 
destructive  element.  We  have  experienced  more  than  our  share  of  big  fires  and  the  laddies 
have  done  good  service  in  all  of  them,  as  well  as  in  the  lesser  casualties.  At  present  C.  A. 
Drury  is  chief  and  Will  Seidel  secretary  and  the  company  numbers  about  thirty  men.  A  large 
chemical  engine  is  used  in  connection  with  the  waterworks  system.  The  fire  company  give 
entertainments  each  year  and  have  at  present  quite  a  fund  on  hand  which  will  be  applied  to 
assist  any  of  their  number,  should  they  be  so  unfortunate  as  to  receive  injury  during  service. 

El  Paso  District   Agricultural  Board. 

The  Kl  Paso  Fair  is  one  of  the  important  organizations  connected  with  the  city's 
interests  and  their  annual  meetings  in  September  are  events  of  considerable  importance  to  the. 
whole  county  and  surrounding  countr}-.      In  187i>  the  Woodford  county  Grange  held  a  small  but 


«BSIDENCE  OF  S.  M.  PKRRELL. 


very  successful  fair  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mr.  Strickland,  just  north  of  the  citv. 
Several  enterprising  men  of  this  city  got  the  key  note  from  that  venture  and  early  in  1880  a  Fair 
society  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of  S5()00  and  thirty-one  acres  adjoining  the  cit}' 
was  purchased  for  $50  per  acre  and  in  September,  1880,  the  first  meeting  under  the  new 
organization  was  held.  The  officers  of  the  Grange  Fair  were  M.  H.  Wart,  president;  F.  T. 
Waite,  secretary;  P.  S.  Bassett,  vice-president  and  J.  M.  Stonebraker,  treasurer. 

Mr.  Fd  Hodgson  was  chosen  first  president  of  the  new  organization  and  has  served  in 
that  office  eleven  3^ears.  Samuel  Stitt  served  one  year  and  John  Tyler,  deceased,  two  years 
and  Fd  Childs  is  president  for  'ir»6.  D.  A.  Fspy  was  the  first  secretary  and  served  two  vears, 
when  Walter  Bennett  succeeded  him  and  served  ten  years,  moving  west  during  the  tenth  vear. 
G.  R.  Curtiss  was  chosen  to  succeed  Mr.  Bennett  and  has  served  to  the  present  time.  F.  T. 
Waite  was  chosen  treasurer  in  1880  and  served  until  removed  by  death  and  was  then  succeeded 
by  his  son,  Azro  H. ,  who  still  retains  the  position.  J.  L.  Patton  is  vice-president  and  the 
following  is  the  board  of  directors:  W.  W.  Dunmire,  I.  B.  Hammers,  C.  M.  Stephenson,  Fd 
Hodgson,  John  Schofield,  Albert  Jones,  George  Scheer,  C.  Fngel,  H.  W.  Bullock,  F.  S. 
Fursman,  B.  F.  Slenker,  Dan  Hill  and  P.  S.  Bassett.  Nearly  every  land  owner  in  this  part  of 
the  county  in  1880  subscribed  to  one  or  more  shares  and  from  the  start  to  the  present  time  all 
have  taken  a  great  interest  in  the  fair.  The  citizens  of  El  Paso  are  also  deeph'  interested  and 
vie  with  one  another  in  doing  what  they  can  to  forward  the  interests  of  a  societv  that  is  a 
l)enefit  to  the  city  in  many  ways.  Our  fair  is  one  of  the  half  dozen  in  the  state  which  own 
their  own  grounds,  have  always  paid  100  cents  on  the  dollar  for  premiums  and  is  and  has  been 
for  several  vears  entirely  out  of  debt. 

No  attempt  has  ever  been  made  to  pay  a  dividend  Imt  the  surplus  earnings  have  been 
used  in  improving  the  grounds. 


riCHlHlL,  BUILIJINU,   DKSIKU   r    I. 


World's  Fair  Premium  Corn. 


In  a  community  that  is 
prodnction  of  corn,  the  ques- 
seed  are  thing-s  that  interest 
graph  of  Mr.  W.  S.  Patterson, 
during-    the   past  year  than  any 

The  World's  Fair  Pre- 
been  beaten  when  exhibited  for 
fair  of  1895,  Mr.  Patterson  won 
vision  exhibit,  sweepstakes  and 
over  all  exhibits.  The  picture 
the  prizes  were  won  in  '95. 
miums  at  Farmers'  Institutes 
has  been  shipping  the  seed  in 
and  has  for  some  weeks  past 
The  variety  is  very  handsome, 
a  yielder  cannot  be  beaten. 

Mr.  Patterson  hails  from 
in  this  community  a  numlier  of 
Kankakee  county,  March  1,  and 
if  addressed  to  that  point  after 


given  very  extensively  to  the 
tion  of  the  right  variety  and  good 
all.  We  here  present  a  photo- 
who  has  sold  more  seed  corn 
other  man  in  Central  Illinois, 
miuni  yellow  corn  has  never 
premiums.  At  the  Illinois  State 
first  premium  in  Northern  di- 
grand  sweepstakes,  the  latter 
here  shown  was  taken  just  after 
Since  that  time  he  has  won  pre- 
all  over  Central  Illinois.  He 
many  instances  by  the  carload 
been  kept  busy  filling  orders, 
symmetrical,  true  to  name  and  as 

West  Virginia  but  has  farmed 
years.  He  will  move  to  Exline, 
orders  will  be  promptly  filled 
that  date. 


KliSIDKNCEOF  DR.  F.  A.  STUBBLEriEI^D. 


The  Eagle  Block. 

The  accompanying-  cut  Is  a  fine  representation  of  the  building  that  was  the  pride  of  El 


Paso,  and  a  land  mark  of 
from  1872  until  destroyed  by 
erected  by  Shur,  Tompkins 
$60,000.  "  It  consisted  of 
corner  front,  which  has  been 
stories  high,  with  a  fine 
tion  the  city  of  El  Paso  and 
agreement  made  with  the  BRi 
of  the  second  and  third 
its  portion  as  a  city  hall  and 
lodge  purposes.  The  first 
handsome  structure  were: 

Shur,  Tompkins  &  Co.,  bank;  C. 
&  Son,  groceries;  Delos  O'Brien,  hard- 
two  rooms;  M.  H.  Patton,  dentist; 
D.  A.  Strother,  barber  shop:   City  hall. 

Those  occupying  the  building  when  it  burned  were:  First  National  bank;  S.  H.  North,  implements;  H.  G  McCurd. 
groceries;  J.  H.  Strathman,  fnrniture;  J.  I.  Kerr,  office;  ladies  library;  City  hall  and  council  room;  Masonic  bodies:  D.  A.  Strother, 
barber;  Journal  Co.;  J.  W.  Parkinson,  veterinary  office;  W.  O.  Cotton,  restaurant. 


distinction  in  Central  Illinois 
fire  July  1894.  It  was 
&  Co.,  bankers,  at  a  cost  of 
three  store  fronts  and  the 
used  as  a  bank  and  was  three 
basement.  On  its  comple- 
the  Masonic  bodies,  per 
banking  firm,  took  a  portion 
stories,  the  city  fitting  up 
the  Masonic  bodies  theirs  for 
enterprises     occup3'ing     the 

p.  Frazier  &  Co..  dry  goods;    H.  Tobias 

ware;    Harper   &   Cassell,    law  offices. 

Journal  office,  Gersh  Martin,  editor; 
Masonic  hall. 


Dr.  F.  A.  Stubblefield. 

Dr.  Frank  A. 
Stubblefield  came  to 
El  Paso  a  little  over 
six  years  aKoand  from 
the  first  had  an  ex- 
tensive practice, 
which  he  has  in- 
creased each  year 
until  at  present  he 
probably  has  as 
large  a  country  prac- 
tice as  any  physician 
in  Central  Illinois. 
He  was  born  at  Salem, 
this  state,  in  IS.")."). 
In  \HH-l  he  graduated 
from  the  Missouri 
Medical  college.  His 
experience  was  large- 
ly  strengthened 
through  the  fact  that 
for  eighteen  months 
he  assisted  and  was 
daily  attendant  at  one 
of  the  St.  Louis  hos- 
pitals. He  is  surgeon 
for  the  Illinois  Cen- 
tral and  T. .  P.  &  W.  railroads  and  is  secretary  of  the  Woodford 
County  Medical  society.  He  is  a  close  reader  and  a  man  of 
marked  ability.  The  cut  of  his  residence  and  ottice  is  shown 
elsewhere.  He  owns  three  teams,  all  handsome  black  thorough- 
breds and  lately  added  to  his  conveniences  and  necessities  a 
phy.sician's  cab.  a  closed  v(hi<le  nia<le  especially  for  doctors  who 
have  an  exten.sive  country  pnictice  and  lots  of  driving. 

Dr.  .Stubblefield  has  made  a  specialty  of  surgery  for  some 


years  past  and  many  difficult  operations  have  been  performed 
here,  his  patients  finding  it  much  more  convenient  to  submit  to 
operations  at  home  than  go  to  the  larger  cities. 


PKE.SBYTERIAN  CHURCH. 


Railroad   Facilities. 

El  Paso  lies  at  the  crossing  of  the  Illinois  Central  main  line  and  the  T.,  P.  &  W., 
thirty-three  miles  east  from  Peoria  and  eighteen  miles  north  from  Bloomington.  Twelve 
passenger  trains 'daily  connect  us  with  the  outside  world,  and  with  the  principal  cities  of  the 
state'  and  nation.  Four  trains  a  day  with  a  choice  of  three  or  four  routes  accommodates 
passenger  traffic  between  our  city  and  Chicago.  Our  nearness  to  markets  of  all  kind  and  the 
efficacy  of  our  transportation  facilities  are  great  factors  in  sustaining  our  reputation  as  a 
trading  and  shipping  point.  On  account  of  our  railroad  facilities,  fuel  is  as  cheap  as  in  any 
city  in  Central  Illinois  and  we  are  directly  connected  by  rail  with  more  good  coal  mines  than 
most  other  cities  of  this  state. 

El  Paso's  First  Business  Block. 

The  accompanying  cut  is  a  representation  of  the  first 
business  house  erected  in  Kl  Paso.  The  building  was  erected  by 
Wm.  Jenkins  in  1856  and  still  stands  on  the  original  site  and  at 
present  is  used  only  as  residence  rooms.  The  property  is  now 
owned  by  Mr.  Lawrence  Doj-le.  Mr.  Jenkins  occupied  it  with  a 
stock  of  general  merchandise  for  man}-  years.  For  a  number  of 
years  all  the  grain  bought  and  all  the  goods  vsold  in  the  embryo 
city  was  bargained  for  over  the  counters  in  that  building,  Mr. 
Jenkins  and  his  brother  Lsaac  conducting  the  business.  Geo.  W. 
Fridley,  one  of  El  Paso's  early  business  men  also  occupied  it  for  a  time. 


IN'TKUIOU  CM'  J,    H.  Mil   IlliLS    UlU't.    .-^liiKI. 


The  Campbell  House. 

Every  person  who  ever  visited  El  Paso  by  rail  or  otherwise 
will  recognize  the  picture  here  presented.  The  Campbell  House 
was  erected  b5'  Mr.  Geo.  H.  Campbell  in  1862.  Mr.  Campbell 
was  at  that  time  agent  for  the  Central,  having  held  that  jjositlon 
from  1858.  When  the  building  was  finished  it  was  leased  to 
Smith  Johnson,  who  managed  the  hostelry  until  1870,  when  Mr. 
Campbell,  under  the  advice  of  his  physicians,  who  thought  he 


had  consumption,  resigned  his  position  and  took  up  the  manage- 
ment of  the  hotel  and  ever  since  has  personally  conducted  it  and 
by  his  own  hard  work  and  close  attention  made  it  the  popular 
hostelry  of  the  city.  Where  "Cap"  Campbell  and  his  hotel 
aren't  known  in  Central  or  Northern  Illinois  we'll  warrant  isn't 
much  of  a  place.  A  portion  of  the  building  is  used  for  union 
waiting  rooms  and  ticket  offices  and  there  are  no  better  kept 
waiting  rooms  on  any  road  than  may  be  found  in  El  Paso.     The 


only  hotel  of  which  the  city  could  boast  prior  to  the  Campbell 
House,  was  an  eating  house  run  by  Count  Clopiski,  a  Polish 
exile,  and  quite  a  distinguished  character.  He  kept  a  hotel  in  a 
modest  little  building  near  the  old  station  in  the  south  part  of 
the  city.  In  1867  he  died  and  was  decently  buried  in  our  city 
cemeterj-,  far  from  his  native  land. 

Dr.  M.  V.  Qunn. 


Dr.  M.  'V.  Gunn 
came  to  El  Paso  Jan.  1, 
189.5.  He  graduated  at 
the  Medical  College  of 
Ohio  March  5.  1885. 
While  attending  lec- 
tures he  pursued  his 
studies  in  the  office  and 
under  direction  of  Dr. 
Robert  Stewart,  assist- 
ant professor  of  diseases 
of  children  Ohio  Medi- 
cal college,  visiting 
physician  and  patholo- 
gist to  the  Home  of  the 
Friendless,  thereby 
securing  manv  prac- 
tical  advantages 
and  unusual  clini- 
cal facilities.  He 
served  four  years  on 
the  board  of  pension 
examiners  under  the 
Harrison  administra- 
tion. His  native  home  is  Olney 
built  up  a  very  excellent  practice 
increasing  clientele  in  the  future. 


Since  locating  here  he  has 
with  bright  prospects  for  an 


k 


'"H'SM)'.' 


RESIDENCE  OK  J.   C.   EVANS. 


Destructive  Fires. 

As  mentioned  before  in  this  work  five  very  destructive  fires  in  the  business  districts  of 
the  city  have  tried  the  metal  of  our  property  holders  and  merchants. 

Oct.  10,  1882,  the  south  half  of  block  43,  East  Front  street,  a  row  of  frame  buildings  was 
wiped  entirely  out,  the  fire  starting  in  the  old  El  Paso  House,  now  the  site  of  the  Grand  opera 
house.      The  business  men  burnt  out  at  that  time  were: 

Foreman  Bros.,  El  Paso  House;  Geiger  &  Ingels.  implements;  C.  P.  Shnr,  meat  market;   R.  Webber,  boots  and  shoes;    S.   D. 

Fatten,  sewing  machines,  pianos  and  organs:  O,  A.  C'avan,  Hall's  safes;  D.  C.  York,  barber  .shop;  Chas.   McCoy,  drugs  and  books; 

John  Geiger.  saloon;  Thos.  Doyle,  groceries;  Saltzberger  &  Seidel,  groceries;  W.   G.   Randall,  law  office;   Carl  Schuirman.  restaur- 
ant; P.  C.  Ransom,  office;  James  Harper  and  Dr.  J.  Q.  Adams.  otKces. 

May  8,  1889,  the  Illinois  Central  coal  sheds  containing  1500  tons  of  coal  caught  fire  and 
before  the  .south  gale,  it  .swept  almost  across  the  city  north  and  south  and  S'iO.OOO  worth  of 
property  was  destroyed.      The  parties  affected  by  this  were 

I.  C.  R.  R.  coal  sheds.  I.  C.  &  T.,  P.  &  W.  freight  depot  and  offices  and  residence  of  agent;  Major  Wathen,  Summit  House; 
O.  W.  McClellan,  contents  of  Summit  House;  H.  Saltzberger,  groceries;  Campbell  House,  damaged;  S.  D.  Pattons  barn;  C. 
Geiger,  residence  in  north  part  of  city;  W.  R.  Fleming,  household  goods  in  Geiger  re.sidence. 

Apr.  30,  1890,  D.  Evans'  elevator,  Mrs.  Bane's  and  David  Hibbs'  residences  were 
destroyed  and  other  buildings  damaged,  entailing  a  loss  of  about  eight  or  ten  thousand. 

"Aug.  15,  1893,  the  West  end  of  Block  41,  West  Front  street  suffered.  More  than 
half  of  the  business  houses  on  the  lilock  were  destroyed  and  the  loss  amounted  to  $12,500. 
Those  sustaining  losses  were: 

J.  A.  Tarman,  two  buildings;  Newton  estate,  building;  P.  Thometz,  liakery;  M.  E.  Cazelet,  two  buildings  and  grocery  stock; 
.Jas.  Hendron,  two  buildings;  C.  M.  Parmalee,  meat  market;  Alviu  Hodgson,  Hour  and  feed;  James  Cannon,  harness  and  saddlery ; 
H.  Kreidler.  building  and  buggies;  C.  M.  Westcott.  damaged  building;  L.  Kurtz,  damage  to  stock;  Willis  Klug.  furniture;  F.  L. 
Kyser,  barn  burned. 

But  the  disaster  that  more  than  any  other  changed  the  appearance  of  the  business 
district    was    the    fire    of    1894.     July  19,  fire  broke  out  in  the  center  of  block  42  on  Front 


RESIDENCE  OK  K.  C.  SPKINGGATE. 


street  and  after  three  long  hours  of  iighting,  ^vas  subdued  after  S25(),Ul)U  worth  of 

The  following-  were  losers  in  the  catastrophe: 


_  .&,   .."-  ^«..^...^.>  ....^.    .-._,..,„, ,..   property 

went  up  in  smoke. 

First  National  Bank,  building  and  furniture;  Journal  Co.,  presses,  type  and  furniture;  S.  H.  North,  implements;  H.  G. 
McCord,  groceries  and  dry  goods;  J.  H.  Strathman.  building  and  furniture  stock;  F.  L.  Kyser.  jewelery  stock;  J.  K.  Kyser,  build- 
ing; Masonic  Bodies,  hall  in  third  story  Eagle  block,  furniture,  paraphernalia,  etc.;  City  of  El  Paso.  hall,  council  room  and  library 
room;  Ladies' Library,  entire  catalogue  of  books;  D.   Dunn,  drug  store  and  building;    W.  H.   Dorsey.    restaurant   and    household 

goods;  F.   A.   Young,  harness  stock;   W    H Fitzgerald,    building    and    saloon    fixtures; 

Newton  Sheen,  building,  hardware  stock  and  jf-*~»^  household  goods;   L    K.    Tegtmyer,    general 

merchandise,  stock  and  household  goods;  W.  .s-^lvlHi^Hi^  '^^  ^.'''l'^-    boots  and  slioes;   C.  Schafer,  two 

brick  buildings,  two  frame  ones  and  damage  ^S^B  BIBR  to  residence;  A.  H.  Waite,  hardware;   Geo. 

Burster,    clothing     and      building;     S.      H.  m^HT  '  ^^^^K  VVorthington.  dry  goods  stock;  Mrs.  Haerer, 

building;    John    Kearney,    building  and  sa-  tmlU   i  I     IH  loon  fixtures;   Somers  &  Co.,    meat   market 

and    building;     Dr.     McCann,      two    frame  B  ^H   i  m    jK  buildings;  Albert  Smith,  notion  stock;  Peter 

Thometz,  bakery  and  grocery;  Mrs.  Neiting,  9 ,5^^'VHBIiL  residence;  Martin  Losch,  residence;    W.   H. 

Ferguson,    Clifton    hotel    and    liverv    barn;  ■IJjf^H'lSHl  Geo.  Thorpe,  brick  building;   W.   E.  Stone, 

Peoria,  part  of  Eagle  lilock;  W    ().   Cotton.  ^^^^P       ..^~  %  restaurant:  J.  I.  Kerr,  office  in  Eagle  block; 

Dr.    J.    A.    Schofield.   dental   office;    Thorpe  j^^^T  A^  Bros.,    real  estate  office;    W.  H.  Hoagland, 

storeroom  and  basement  in  Eagle  block.  H  ^M  ^  Wk- 

In  every  case  of  fire  as  ||  Ml  J*..  7*lBI  described  above,  the  indomit- 
able spirit  of  the  El  Paso  peo-  ^^^gSS-^^^^^i  ^  pie  was  shown  and  while  not 
quite  every  building  has  l>een  IB  m|  I'!MR\^^^S:^  rebuilt,  vet  the  most  of  the 
frames  have  since  been  re-  S  B  mmW  111**  ^  placed  bv  brick  buildings  and 
the  citv  has  been  benefitted  in  M  IB    ■BSaHiKai  the    main    bv  the  disasters,   al- 


have    fallen 


though    the    losse 
deeply  interested. 

( Jther  fires  have  destroved 

we  make  particular  mention  of 

ness  district.      The  burning  of  the  Methodist  church,    May 
property  was  consumed,  is  mentioned  elsewhere  in  these  pages 


RUINS   OF   EAGLE   LiH  nlv. 


heavilv  on  manv  of  those  most 

much  property  in  the  city,  but 
the  above  as  affecting  the  busi- 
12,    1895,    in    which    510,000  in 


L.  K.  EVANS,  CITY  TRKASUHEK. 


KF.V.    J.    W.    MICHAKL.    PASTOR    OF  THE 
UNITED  KVAN(;EUCAL  LHURCH. 


w.  H.  hoagland.  generat.  agent  I-'OR 

THE  .ETNA  LIFE  TNSI'UAVt  i;  CO. 


The  First  National  Bank. 


The  present  First  National  Bank  of  El  Paso  was  organized  as  the  National 
owned  by  P.  H.  Tompkins,  failed  in  April  of  that  year  and  steps  were  taken  wi 
offers  of  aid  and  money  were  made  by  out- 
was  to  make  this  a  home  bank,  owned. 
in  this  the  promoters  finally  succeeded, 
subscriptions  could  not  be  had.  The  stock 
business  man  or  capitalist  in  or  near  El  Paso, 
kins  failure  did  not  feel  able  to  subscribe 
doubting  eyes.  A.  S.  McKinuey,  Dr.  Cole, 
A.  Johnston,  Dr.  J.  Q.  Adams,  J.  Gilmore. 
the  more  prominent  of  the  backers  and 
to  S.  T.  Rogers  was  due  more  than  to  any 
tion.  He  had  for  years  believed  that  an 
forward  to  success  even  with  the  old  bank  in 
nity  which  was  eagerly  seized  and  the 
of  his  dream. 

The  capital  of  the  new  bank  was  fixed 
surplus  fund  has  been  gradually  accumulated 
original  list  of  subscribers  as  recorded  on 
Kinney,  J.  Q.  Adams,  F.  Cole,  W.  H. 
J.  M.  Dunn,  Andrew  Johnson,  John  Ellis, 
Strathman,  H.  L.  McOmber.  Henry  Greiner, 
Schafer,  J.  W.  Slocum,  J.  I.  Kerr,  J.  L. 
Reinhold  Punke,  R.  Schofield,  E.  A.  Gard- 
J.  B.  Swartz,  Robert  Hitch,  George  Thorpe 
the  personnel  of  that  list  has  been  made,  but 
in  the  hands  of  the  original  subscribers  or 
that  in  the  jmst  five  years  only  one  actual 
— has  been  made,  all  other  transfers  having 
arrangement. 

The  organization  was  completed  in 
the  capital  made  early  in  July.  On  July  10 
charter    and    the    next   day    the   bank    was 

president;  J.  Q.  Adams,  vice-president;  S.  T.  Rogers,  cashier,  and  Chas   Cockel, 
only  to  open  the  books  and  start  the  clerical  part  of  the  work  and  his  place  was 


F.    B.    STITT.   CASHIER. 


Bank  of  El  Paso  in  1883.  The  old  bank  of  El  Paso 
thin  a  few  days  to  start  the  present  bank.  Many 
side  parties  but  the  intention  from  the  start 
organized  and  managed  by  home  men  and 
though  for  a  time  it  looked  as  if  the  necessary 
was  offered  to  almost  every  prominent 
Many  who  had  lost  so  heavily  in  the  Tomp- 
and  a  few  looked  at  the  organization  with 
C.  Schafer,  J.  M.  Dunn,  George  Thorpe,  W. 
David  Evans,  W.  H.  McClelau  were  among 
promoters  of  the  new  concern  but  probably 
other  one  person  the  success  of  its  organiza- 
organization  of  this  kind  might  be  carried 
the  field  and  its  failure  gave  the  opportn- 
Natioual  bank  of  El  Paso  was  the  fulfillment 

at  *,")(), 000  and  is  still  that  figure  though  a 
and  is  practically  working  capital.  The 
organization  day  was  as  follows;  A.  S.  Mc- 
McClelan,  Walter  Bennett,  W.  A.  Johnston, 
sr. ,  W.  M.  Jenkins.  David  Evans.  August 
J.  S.  Hammers,  J.  Gilmore,  S.  W.  Myers,  C. 
Boner,  Mrs.  B.  Thompson,  M.  V.  Rogers, 
ner,  C.  M.  Clute,  F.  B.  Stitt,  Geo.  Hauthorn. 
and  J.  L.  Patton.  A  number  of  changes  in 
the  great  majoritj'  of  the  stock  still  remains 
their  families.  So  closel.y  is  the  stock  held 
transfer  of  the  stock — involving  ten  shares 
been   made  on  some    family    agreement    or 

June.    1883,   and   the  required  payments  on 

the  Comptroller  of  the  Currency  issued  the 

opened  for  business  with   A.  S.  McKinney, 

bookkeeper.     Cockel  was  employed  for  two  months 

taken  by  F.  B.  Stitt,  who  has  remained  with  the 


]l"i!'|!'!m|]!l»iii«iFI|jMMpe»imH 


KKSIUKNCE  OF   HENKY  EFT. 


RESIDENCE  OF   A.  O.  SHUR. 


bank  in  different  capacities  ever  since.  From  tlic  first  the  success  of  the  bank  was  asstired.  Every  stockholder  felt  that  he  had  a 
personal  interest  in  it  and  as  they  constituted  a  larf;e  share  of  the  business  part  of  town,  their  influence  was  quickly  felt  and  the 
results  of  this  iufltience  have  been  shown  all  throufjh  the  years  of  its  existence.  From  the  start  the  motto  of  the  management  was 
fdjiiij  first  and  that  remains  the  policy  today  ancl  while  at  times  they  have  been  criticized  for  being  too  conservative  yet  the 
experience  of  the  panic  of  1H93  has  but  strengthened  them  in  the  belief  that  no  bank  can  be — and  remain — a  sound,  safe  institution 
unless  it  is  managed  on  the  lines  of  conservatism. 

Twice  during  its  existence  have  business  panics  swei)t  over  the  country — in  1884  and  180:1.  The  first  came  too  soon  after  the 
organization  of  the  bank  to  be  severely  felt.  At  no  time  during  the  ordeal  of  IH!):! — when  banks  were  suspending  all  over  the 
country — was  there  a  whisi)er  of  trouble  at  El  Paso  and  the  bank  was  ready  at  all  times  to  pay  any  depositor  or  creditor  on 
demand.  In  common  with  all  other  lines  of  business,  the  business  of  the  bank  was  curtailed  by  that  panic  and  necessarily  the 
business  of  a  bank  is  reflected  by  the  condition  of  the  community  in  which  it  is.  An  era  of  short  crops  and  low  prices  means  less 
business  in  everj"  way  for  merchants  and  banks. 

In  18!M  the  old  Bank  building  was  destroyed  by  fire  and  the  loss  not  covered  by  insurance  was  about  $2000.  No  jjapers  or 
books  of  any  importance  were  lost  or  in.iured  and  the  vault  .stood  the  test  and  came  through  in  excellent  shape,  the  nickel  trimmings 
on  the  safe  not  even  Iteing  tarnished.     Tlie  new  building  was  at  once  commenced  and  was  finished  in  the  winter  of  lHi)4-r>. 

In  a  country  bank  the  management  and  control  of  the  institution  naturally  falls  into  the  hands  of  one  person  largely  and 
here  there  has  Ijeen  no  exception  to  the  rule,  though  the  directors  have  always  been  consulted  on  any  matter  of  importance  and  the 
whole  list  of  loans  is  passed  upon  by  them  at  regular  meetings.  Mr.  Rogers  was  cashier  and  manager  until  his  death,  Nov.  10, 
18H4.  He  left  his  stamp  upon  the  bank's  future  and  his  memory  is  cherished  and  his  whole.some  advice  remembered  yet.  F.  B. 
Stitt,  at  that  time  bookkeeper  and  but  'i'-i  years  old,  was  elected  to  the  vacant  place  in  December.  1884,  and  still  occupies  it. 

The  first  board  of  directors  was  A.  S.  McKinnev,  C.  Schafer.  David  Evans.  J.  (iilmore — who  still  are  with  it — Dr.  F.  Cole,  J. 
M.  Dunn,  W.  A.  Johnston — who  have  made  their  homes  elsewhere -and  ,T.  Q.  Adams  and  (ieorge  Thorpe,  who  have  gone  to  their 
rest.  Of  the  later  members  W.  H.  McC.'lelan.  who  took  .1.  M.  Dunn's  place,  and  Aug.  Strafhman,  who  succeeded  Johnston,  have 
also  i)as.<ed  to  the  grave.  The  present  members  of  the  board  are  A.  S.  JIcKinney.  David  Evans,  C.  Schafer,  J.  Gilmore.  M.  A. 
Adams,  J.  I.  Kerr.  A.  VanS<  yoc.  Robert  Hitcli  and  F.  B.  Stitt.  In  addition  to  the  names  mentioned  above,  'Walter  Bennett  served 
as  director  from  January.  188S,  until  his  removal  to  Arizona  in  the  spring  of  isi)2.  The  jiresent  officers  are  A.  S.  McKinney,  pre.si- 
dent;  David  Evans,  vice-president:  F.  B.  Stitt.  cashier,  and  L.  K.  Evans,  assistant  cashier.  Mr.  L.  K.  Evans  began  with  the  bank  as 
bookkeeper  in  April.  188.5,  and  has  been  with  them  ever  since  with  the  exception  of  about  nine  months  spent  at  Knox  college, 
during  which  time  Oscar  Stitt  acted  as  bookkeeper.     Mr.  Evans  was  given  the  title  of  assistant  cashier  in  April,  1892. 


CARRIE  WILLIAMSON.  THE  JOURNAL 
MAILING  CLERK  SINCE  IHS:!. 


FRANK  HAYWARD.  JOURNAL   COMPOSITOR 
SINCE  1891). 


C.  F.  CURTISS,    FOREMAN    JOB    AND    BOOK 
UKPARTMENT  OF  JOURNAL  SINCE  1889. 


RESIDENCE  OK  J.  B.  MICHELS. 


BAPTIST  PARSONAGE. 


Dr.  Julian  A.  Smith. 

Dr.  J n linn  A. 
Smith  is  a  native  of 
Illinois.  He  was  born 
Jan.  7.  1S4T.  As  his 
father  was  a  physician 
he  became  interested  in 
that  profession  quite 
early  in  life  and  durinj< 
his  boyhood  school  days 
had  made  some  profj 
ress  in  that  direction. 
When  the  rebellion 
broke  out,  however, 
and  its  consecinent 
wave  of  enthusiastic 
patriotism  spread  over 
the  north  he  caught 
the  spirit  of  union  and 
}-ielded  completely  to 
its  dictates  by  enlisting 
in  the  army.  His  ex- 
perience as  a  soldier 
was  perhaps  similar  to 
that  of  most  of  his 
comrades  who  were  imbued  with  a  desire  to  fafthfnlly  serve  the 
country.  When  the  war  closed  he  returned  lo  the  iiursuit  of  his 
medical  studies. 

Progressive  public  opinion  was  beginninj;  to  demand  that 
the  state  should  examine  and  pass  U|)on  all  graduates  of  medicine 
before  permitting  them  to  practice  Hcli.'ving  in  the  justice  of 
this  demand  and  desiring  to  merit  tlie  confidence  of  his  patrons. 
Dr.  Smith  api)lied  to  the  Illinois  State  Hoard  of  Health  for 
examination.  He  successfully  i)assed  the  Board.  In  addition 
thereto  he  is  a  regular  graduate  of  medicine  and  surgery. 

He  located  in  El  Paso  Jan.  1.  IHKK.     The  liberal  patmiiage 


he  has  received  during  his  residence  here  is  a  source  of  pleasant 
reminiscence  and  of  personal  gratitude.  If  he  needed  additional 
incentive  to  keep  fully  up  with  the  times  it  would  furnish  it. 
While  his  motto  is  "({rasp  the  latest  improvement."  he  does  not 
forget  the  maxim  "  In  nudin  iKliisiiuiw  ihis." 


Lumber. 

One  of  the  oldest  firms  now  in  El  Paso,  having  been  in 
continuous  business,  is  that  of  McKinney  &  Co.,  lumber  dealers. 
This  firm  was  established  in  IHtiS  and  was  composed  of  A.  S. 
McKinney  and  James  M.  Hotchkiss.  Coming  here  from  Peoria, 
they  purctiased  the  stock  then  owned  by  (jibson  Bros.  (Ueorge  L. 
and"  Cyrus),  located  in  the  east  part  of  town  where  the  tile 
factory  formerly  stood.  In  1«7I)  James  M.  Hotchkiss  sold  his 
interest  to  Jos.  Elder,  also  of  Peoria.  Under  this  management 
the  firm  remained  for  about  twenty  years,  when  Mr.  Elder 
retired,  leaving  A.  S.  McKinney  the  sole  owner,  althongh 
the  firm  name  has  not  been  changed. 

Since  the  tirm  was  first  organized  in  IsiiK  some  eight  or 
nine  other  firms  have  been  started  and  did  business  with  more  or 
less  success  for  from  three  months  to  three  years,  but  ea<'h  have 
in  turn  been  dissolved  into  the  old  established  firm.  In  1S72  the 
location  was  changed  to  the  present  one  south  of  the  T.,  P.  & 
W.  and  west  of  the  Central.  New  drying  sheds  have  recently 
been  erected  and  other  improvements  added  to  their  yards. 


New  Buildings. 

TJutil  some  six  years  ago  there  hail  beeu  no  very  great  effort  made  to  provide  business  buildings  and  residences  on  a  scale 
beyond  the  point  of  bare  necessity.  Not  that  there  were  not  many  handsome  and  expensive  structures,  both  in  the  business  and 
residence  districts  of  the  city,  but  until  the  last  half  dozen  years  very  few  new  structures  were  made  to  replace  the  old  and  ancient 
•landmarks"  of  the  place.  The  ravages  of  tires  on  Front  street  made  new  and  modern  business  blocks  a  possibility  as  well  as  a 
necessity,  while  the  advent  of  electric  lights,  extension  of  water  mains,  the  maintaining  of  miles  upon  miles  of  sidewalks,  the 
growth  of  the  city's  handsome  shade  trees  on  every  street,  the  excellent  schools  and  churches,  and  numerous  other  advantages  all 
tended  to  add  to  the  idea  of  permanancy,  stability  and  comfort  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  residence  territory.  The  extension  of  the 
water  mains  and  the  putting  in  of  electric  lights  in  tlie  districts  of  vrhnt  was  the  original  town  had  greatly  enhanced  the  desirability 
and  consequent  value  of  the  outlaying  portions  of  the  corporation.  Very  few  cities  not  having  a  regular  system  of  sewerage  can  so 
easily  take  care  of  home  drainage  of  all  kinds  as  EI  Paso.  Both  north  and  south  of  the  city  the  land  gradually  slopes  from  the 
center,  thus  providing  a  natural  fall  and  easy  outlet  for  cellar  drains,  etc.  In  the  line  of  progression  a  complete  and  ample  system 
of  sewerage  will  be  one  of  the  improvements  which  maj"  be  expected  before  many  years  have  rolled  around,  or  as  soon  as  the 
necessity  demands.  When  the  actual  need  of  any  improvement  is  demonstrated.  El  Paso  usually  has  a  way  of  going  earnestly  to 
work  to  supply  the  want.  The  writer  considers  himself  safe  in  predicting  street  paving  along  our  main  business  thoroughfares  ere 
long.  A  few  who  are  more  slow  than  others  to  see  the  possible  advantages  to  be  gained  by  municipal  improvements  will  no  doubt 
ciy  down  pavements  on  the  grounds  that  it  is  a  luxury.  A  luxury  it  may  be  if  you  like,  but  some  luxuries  are  al.so  necessities.  A 
great  stride  toward  economy  recently  made  by  the  city  council  is  the  putting  down  of  brick  for  sidewalks  instead  of  wood.  Had  this 
change  been  made  years  ago  the  city  would  have  saved  thousands  upon  thou.sands  of  dollars. 

The  boom  struck  El  Paso  less  than  six  years  ago.  And  when  we  say  "boom"  we  don't  mean  the  western  mushroom  variety, 
but  the  huihlhiij  boom.  So  far  as  the  population  is  concerned  we  do  not  claim  any  material  increase  in  numbers.  But  it  is  in  the 
growing  number  of  more  commodious  and  handsome  buildings,  and  the  general  advancement  in  things  moral  that  we  are  conspicuous 
today.  'While  many  new  houses  have  been  added,  and  there  is  not  an  unoccupied  residence  or  business  building  or  room  in  the 
city,  the  individual  home  circles  are  not  so  large  as  formerly.  This  may  be  attributed  to  the  fact  that  people  in  general,  the  world 
over,  are  more  progressive  and  ambitious  than  formerly.  Instead  of  parents  supporting  a  large  family  of  grown-up  children,  the 
youngsters  are  now  shifting  for  themselves  in  the  large  manufacturing  centers.  One  other  reason  why  the  increase  of  buildings  has 
exceeded  the  increase  of  population  is  the  fact  that  many  of  our  farmers  have  acquired  a  competency,  erected  homes  in  the  city  and 
moved  in  to  enjoy  a  well  earned  rest  amid  the  advantages  of  closer  church  and  other  social  facilities.  Their  farms  are  either  rented 
or  being  conducted  by  the  sons  and  daughters. 

The  pages  of  this  pamphlet  contain  engravings  of  many  of  our  buildings,  a  large  number  of  which  have  been  recently 
erected  Following  we  give  the  list  of  new  structures  which  have  been  built  since  Feb.  11,  1889,  when  the  present  management  of 
The  El  Paso  Journal  acquired  the  proprietorship  of  that  publication,  together  with  the  list  of  improvements  made  in  property 
already  erected,  where  the  expenditure  has  been  $300  or  over: 


LOOKlNi;   WKST  KKO.M  I,.    F.  SMITH  S  PHI  1T(  1(  ;K  A  1 'll   ■,  M.I.KKV, 


OWNER.  COST. 

National  Bank  building $10,000 

W.   H.  Hoagland,   (2)    owned 

byJ.B.  Michels 11,000 

F.  L.  Kyser 1,600 

D.  Dunn 4,000 

W.  H.  Fitzgerald  (2)  4.200 

Newt.  Sheen 4,500 

C.  Schafer  (2) 11,000 

Geo.  Burster 5,000 

Geo.  Thorpe  (burned  in  '94)  . .  5,000 

J.  T.  McCord 4,000 

Mrs.  Hearer 1,800 

J.  T,  Kearney 2.000 

W.  I.  Strickland 2,500 

C.  Schafer  (Elm  street) 900 

Christian  Church 7,000 

M.  Losch,  residence 1.800 

C.  Schafer,   barn 1,050 

W.  H.  Ferguson,  Clifton  hotel 

(burned  in  '94) 3,300 

W.  H.  Ferguson,  Clifton,  re- 
built   4.300 

W.  H.  Fergtison,  livery  barn.  2,000 
W.     R.    Fleming,    Palace    of 

Trade  and  L.  O. 'VVolk 10,000 

W.  R.  Fleming,  now  owned  by 

S.    D.    Patton    and  J.   M 

Fishburn 4,.i00 

Patton    &    Fishburn,    (L.    A. 

Gardner) 2,000 

J.  M.  Worley,  now  owned  by 

Wm.   Cline 7.000 

Grand  Opera  House 7,000 

Masonic  Temple H.500 

S.  D.  Patton,  residence 2.000 

L.  Kurtz,  store 2.200 

C.  M.  Westcott 4,.50O 

Harr.v  Kridler,  now  owned  by 

Wm.  Kridner 3.000 

Harry    Kridler,    added    after 

1893  tire 1.000 


P.  Thometz 

John  C.  Burtis 

J.  B.  Michels,  built  by  L.  F. 
Smith. 

E.  R.  Soniers,  built  by  Mrs. 
Doran 

J.  A.  Smith,  residence  and  of- 
fice   

E.  J.  Rupel 

F.  A.  Stubblefleld.  residence, 
office,  etc 

Wm.  Hogan 

T.  P.  &  W.  baggage  room 

D.  Evans,  elevator 

M.  E.  Parsonage 

R.  C.  Springgate 

J.  I.  Kerr 

J.  T.  Boner 

Mrs.  C.  Boner 

Mrs.  J.  B.  Swartz 

M.  E.  Church,  burned 

M.  E.  Church,  rebuilt 

L.  K.  Fuller 

W.  G.  Braddy 

S.  M.  Ferrell,  built  by  G.  H. 

Straight  

Mrs.  Hunt,  now  owned  by  A. 

Sheen 

W.  W.  Stafford 

Henry  Eft 

G.  R.  Curtiss 

J.  A.  Gilbert 

R.  J.  Evans 

Jesse  Plackett  

Presbyterian  parsonage 

Henry  Hall 

Mrs.  Bane 

David  Hibbs 

Adam  Henning 

M.  ONeil 

A.  H.  Waite 

Rev.   Haefle 


$  3,3.50 
1.800 


2,200 
500 


5,300 

500 

200 

10,000 

2,000 

3.600 

3,500 

2,600 

3.500 

6.000 

10,000 

12,000 

900 

1.000 

3,400 

1.800 
3.200 
2.000 
3.600 
3,000 
1,400 
1.800 
2,200 
1,800 
800 
600 
5,000 
1,800 
2.700 
2,200 


H.   Fritzen -js  1 .400 

D.  C.   York,   now   owned   by 
Mrs.  Griffith 500 

W.  Hemler 1,.500 

Geo.  Braddy 1.800 

P.  Thometz 2.2.50 

J.  F.  Bosworth 2,000 

Union  freight  depot 2,000 

Wm.  Dorsey 600 

J.    Enright,    bitilt    by    F.    A. 

Hubbell 750 

Wm.  Ross 1.400 

Johnson  Bros.' shop 500 

John  Maier  (built  by  Ed  Mez- 

ger  1.200 

IMPROVEMENTS. 

E.  R.  Somers,  2  stores 600 

T.  Doyle 300 

W.  O.  Springgate,  store 400 

A.  S.  McKinney 1.350 

L.  O.  Wolk 1,200 

W.  H.  Fitzgerald 375 

Mrs.    M.    J.    Hoagland.    now 

owned  by  J.  C.  Evans 1,000 

Fair  Grounds 1,500 

Frank  Myers 500 

East  ward  school 1.750 

Bapi ist  church 2.500 

G.  VV.  Shepard 200 

E.  A.  Guard 400 

S.  H.  North,  now  owned  by  W. 

B.  Tyler 500 

F.  J.  Gluts 300 

W.I   Strickland  600 

C.  Schafer 8(X) 

F.  L.  Kyser 500 

J.M.Stephens 1.900 

J  T.  Kearney 300 

Mrs.  A.  Sparks 350 

W.  B  Renard 600 

Wm.  Ostler 61X) 

E.  R.  Somers 3(HI 


Geo.  Horner i 

S.  K.  Hayward 

W.  R.  VanHook 

S.  H.  Worthington,  now  occu- 
pied by  A .  Saltsman 

J.  A.  Schofleld 

K.  Nethercott 

O.  Johns 

A.  Malhis 

E.  H.  King 

F.  B.  Stitt 

L.  F.  Smith,  extensive  im- 
provements on  residence, 
gallery  and  tenant  houses 

Campbell  House 

Mrs.  Kurtz,  house 

C.  M.  Westcott.  house 

W.  O.  Springgate,  house 

Mrs.  F.  Sutton 

Geo.  Thorpe,  sr 

R   SchoBekl 

D.  Evans,  house 

L.  K.  Evans 

John  Ray 

O.  J.  Lemon 

Catholic  parsonage 

Lutheran  church 

S.  R.  Dawson 

Wm.   McCarty 

E.M.Harris 

S.  D.  Burkholder 

Miss  Gough 

Wm.  Wadsworth 

Con.  Smith 

A.  M.  Cavan 

G.  W.  Tegard 

Ed   Welch 

H.  Kingdon 

Jas.  Hendron.  residence 

P.  S.  Bassett 

Mrs.  E.  Shepherd   (improved 

by  Mrs.  West) 


700 

275 

1,000 

1,200 
700 
500 
200 
300 
400 
,500 


l.'iOO 

3..T00 
700 
700 
800 

1,000 
200 
300 

1,000 
600 
200 
200 

2,000 
350 
300 
■200 
200 
425 
300 
500 
200 

1. 000 
400 
300 
400 
3.50 
300 

30(1 


The  above  figures  do  not  inchifle  valne  of  real  estate  on  which  bnildinfcs  are  erected.     No  effort  has  been   made  to  secure  the 
exact  amounts  in  dollars  and  cents  but  the  estimaies  made  are  close      The  above  foots  ui>  to  a  ^rand  total  of  iji^o:!.!)'.!.'"). 


KESIDENCE  OF  O.  J.  LEMON. 


Dr.  S.  L.  Kerr. 

Dr.  Samuel  L.  Kerr 
was  born  in  Washington 
county,  Pa.,  Aug.  11,  1828. 
When  a  youth  he  followed 
school  teaching  for  several 
years  before  commencing 
the  study  of  medicine, 
which  course  he  finished  at 
Carrollton,  O.  He  began 
his  medical  practice  in  East 
Liberty.  Allen  county,  lud., 
in  May,  IS.iO.  He  traversed 
the  country  on  horseback — 
his  practice  became  enten- 
sive — t  e  r  r  i  t  o  r  y  enlarged 
until  it  extended  out  fifteen 
to  eighteen  miles — at  one 
time  he  bad  one  hundred 
cases  on  hand,  mostly  of 
fever,  which  he  visited  and 
prescribed  for  within  forty- 
eight  hours,  the  territory 
being  divided  into  three 
districts,  a  horse  to  each 
district.  From  the  com- 
mencment  of  the  sickly  season  in  1855  to  the  close  in  October. 
he  had  close  onto  six  hundred  patients.  There  were  six  deaths, 
three  children  of  summer  complaint;  one  youth,  of  brain  fever, 
and  two  aged  women,  of  pernicious  fever.  The  doctor  got  no 
sleep  at  his  home  during  August  and  only  three  nights  in  the 
last  week  of  September.  When  he  slept  it  was  mostly  on  horse- 
back. He  carried  a  very  nice  riding  whip.  Sometimes  his  sleep 
was  so  sound  that  his  grip  would  relax  and  the  whip  fall  to  the 
ground.  He  would  instantly  wake  up,  get  down  and  find  it. 
He  went  down  after  it  seven  times  in  one  night.      From  the 


excessive  labor  and  the  loss  of  sleep,  he  was  much  exhausted  in 
strength  and  his  weight  was  reduced  from  ISO  pounds  to  130. 
He  was  compelled  to  abandon  his  practice  for  a  year.  He  trav- 
eled in  this  state  and  in  Iowa  during  the  summer  and  went  to 
Panlding  county,  O.,  to  spend  the  winter  in  hunting  deer  and 
wild  turkeys  for  exercise. 

Having  regained  his  health  and  strength  he  resumed  his 
practice  of  medicine,  locating  at  Kappa  in  June,  IS.iO.  This 
was  before  there  was  any  El  Paso.  The  doctors  practice  soon 
extended  for  many  miles  in  every  direction.  Some  years  after 
the  doctor  came  to  El  Paso.  There  were  no  improved  roads, 
there  were  tracks  over  the  prairie  that  people  followed.  They 
led  across  sloughs,  muddy  and  musty— sometimes  for  a  hundred 
yards  his  horse  would  go  knee  deep  in  water  and  mud.  The 
ponds  and  sloughs  were  full  of  water  all  summer.  There  were 
green  heads  and  mosquitoes  by  the  miUion.  In  the  autumn 
when  the  dried  grasses  were  fired,  it  was  a  beautiful  sight  at 
night  to  see  them  converted  into  flame. 

The  doctor  is  still  enjoying  an  extensive  practice  in  this 
city  and  the  surrounding  country. 


Isaac  Cannon. 

Isaac  Cannon  has  been  a  resident  of  this  county  since 
March,  ISIil.  and  is  as  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  history  of 
El  Paso  and  vicinity  as  any  one  we  could  name,  having  come 
here  when  young  and  grown  up,  as  Greeley  put  it  "with  the 
country."  Twenty  years  of  that  time  he  spent  on  the  farm 
northeast  of  here  but  in  "81  bid  farewell  to  rural  life  and  located 
in  El  Paso.  For  some  years  he  has  conducted  a  coal  and  tile 
business  on  Ease  Central  street,  w^hich  for  many  years  was  run 
by  Wm.  Wheeler. 

He  handles  all  the  best  grades  of  anthracite  and  bitumin- 
ous coal,  sewer  pipe,  all  sizes  of  drain  tile  and  building  brick. 
Office  one  block  and  a-half  north  of  Illinois  Central  depot. 


UKSIUKNCE  OF  MKS.  WM.  H.  M  CLELLAK. 


RESIDENCE  OF  DR.  W.   H,  VAN  HOOK, 


D.  EVANS    ELEVATOK. 


Dr.  Wm.  R.  Van  Hook. 

Dr.  William  R. 
Van  Hook's  ancestors 
came  from  Maryland 
and  Virginia.  H  i  s 
great  grandfather  on 
the  paternal  side  was 
one  of  the  pioneers  who 
accompanied  Daniel 
Boone  on  his  second 
trip  to  explore  the  then 
wilderness  of  Ken- 
tucky. His  father  was 
born  in  Kentucky  and 
his  mother  in  Virginia. 
Dr.  Van  Hook 
was  born  near  Louis 
ville,  Ky.  After  at- 
tending the  Academy 
he  was  a  student  at  As- 
b  u  r  y  University, 
Greencastle,  Ind.,  now 
known  as  Depaw  Uni- 
versity. He  studied 
medicine  at  Indianapo- 
lis, Ind.,  and  attended 
medical  lectures  at  Louisville,  Ky.  Graduating  at  the  breaking 
out  of  the  rebellion,  he  entered  the  Union  army  as  a  surgeon  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  In  the  year  1S67  he  removed 
to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  where  he  successfully  practiced 
medicine  up  to  1886.  He  then  removed  to  Chicago,  where  he 
acquired  a  successful  business,  but  for  family  reasons  he  returned 
to  Sangamon  county,  locating:  in  Springfield,  where  he  practiced 
medicine  up  to  the  time  of  his  removal  to  El  Paso.  Ten  years 
ago  he  spent  a  winter  in  New  York  City  hospitals,  and  two  win- 
ters recently  in  the  hospitals  of  Chicago. 


Dr.  Van  Hook's  entire  life  since  early  manhood  has  been 
devoted  to  the  ijractice  of  medicine.  He  has  acquired  a  successful 
and  growing  practice  in  El  Paso  and  vicinity,  where  he  has  made 
many  personal  friends.  His  office  is  in  the  First  National  Bank 
building. 


John  n.  Stonebraker. 

John  M.  Stonebraker,  of  Panola,  111.,  spent  his  early  life  in 
Maryland,  but  he  has  lived  in  this  vicinity  so  long  that  he  is 
numbered  with  the  old  settlers.     He  owns  a 
tine  stock  farm  out  in  Panola   township, 
known    as    Duroc-Jersey    stock    farm,    he 
;  having  for  the  past  ten  years  made  a  spe- 

cialty of  breeding  and  shipping  Duroc-Jer- 
sey swine.  He  has  been  a  hustler  in  every- 
thing he  has  undertaken,  and  his  patronage 
in  the  swine  business  is  bounded  only  by 
the  extent  of  our  great  nation,  some  of  the 
latest  inquiries  for  stock  coming  from 
■^         Alaska. 

Mr.  Stonebraker  is  a  member  of  the 
family  made  famous  by  the  Stonebraker 
liniments,  and  Mr.  S.  traveled  over  all  the 
states  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  a  number  of 
years  in  the  interest  of  these  medicines,  giving  him  a  wide 
ac(iuaintance,  which  has  aided  him  no  little  in  his  subsequent 
undertaking.  He  is  a  thorough  believer  in  the  use  of  printers' 
ink,  and  besides  the  large  amount  of  advertising  which  he  car- 
ries in  the  various  stock  .iouruals  he  issues  a  .jO-page  catalogue 
every  other  year  devoted  to  the  history  of  Duroc-Jerseys  and  of 
his  herd. 


Ill  I  I 

lilt 


J.  H.  .Mh  Hi-.i,>  isi  ii.m.Ni ..  (HI  I  I'iKi)  in 

J.  li.  Midieli,  dnigyi.st;  Kuhn  Urns.,  bnols  ((iid  shoes;  K.  nf  I'.  (Mstli' 

Hall  on  second  floor. 


RESIDENCE  OF  S.  D.  PATTON. 


Dr.  R.  E.  Gordon. 

Dr.  R,  E.  tiordoii 
who  fame  to  El  Paso  in 
I)<'C('iiil)er.  isitj.  is  not 
only  a  descendant  of 
tlie  Scottish  family  of 
(iordons.  hut  conies 
from  a  family  of  doc- 
tors, his  father  heing  a 
practitioner  for  eigh- 
teen years  at  Carlyle, 
111.,  and  it  was  at  this 
jilace  Dr.  R.  E.  was 
lK)rn  and  received  his 
early  education.  At 
his  maturity  he  took 
n]i  the  study  of  medi- 
cine, thus  makinj.;  the 
third  fieneratiou  of 
physicians,  his  {grandfather.  Dr.  Jas.  Gordon,  having  been  a  physi- 
cian and  educated  his  seven  sons  in  the  medical  profession  and 
lived  to  see  si.\  grandsons  enjoying  a  successful  practice. 

In  his  native  city  he  was  educated  and  on  graduating  in 
the  high  .school  received  a  teachers'  state  certificate.  He  after- 
wards completed  his  literary  education  at  the  McKindree 
University.  Lebanon,  111. 

Dr.  (i.  is  a  graduate  of  the  Missouri  Medical  college,  one 
of  the  foremost  colleges  in  America.  He  was  for  four  years 
physician  in  charge  of  St.  .Johns  Hospital  and  a.ssistant  clinical 
surgeon  in  St.  Louis  Post  Graduate  school  of  medicine,  thus 
gaining  a  wide  exjierience  in  all  branches  of  medicine.  He 
paid  especial  attention  to  diseases  of  the  eye  and  the  fitting  of 
gla.s.ses.  thus  gaining  competency  in  treating  affections  of  the  eye. 

Dr.  Gordon  is  a  comparatively  young  man  and  is  a  close 
student  in  the  profession  he  has  chosen.     Since  opening  an  office 


here  .Ian.   I,    il."),  he  has  gained  many  friends  and  a  large  and 
Incrative  practice. 

O.  C.  Quillemont. 


Mr.  ().  C.  Guil 
leiuont  was  born  in 
St.  Auness,  111.,  in 
IHfitj  and  is  the  eldest 
sou  of  Rev.  Prof.  C 
B.  G  u  i  1 1  e  m  o  n  t. 
When  he  was  !)  years 
of  age  his  parents 
moved  to  London, 
Ontario,  Canada,  at 
which  place  he  re- 
ceived his  education 
at  Dufferin  Military 
college.  When  I's 
years  of  age  he  began 
clerking  in  the  hard- 
ware store  of  .lames 
Wright  &  Co.,  after 
which  he  covered  the 
road  for  the  same 
firm.  In  \HHH  he  re- 
turned to  the  IT.  S. 
and  repre.sented  the 
wholesale  honse  of 
Hi  b  bard.  Spencer, 
Bartlett  Co..  Chicago, 
through  the  north- 
west as  well  as  in  Illinois.  In  l.'^iM  he  entered  into  business  for 
himself  and  his  long  experience  as  a  traveling  salesman  in  that 
business  has  made  it  possible  for  him  to  build  up  an  extensive 
trade  in  a  short  time. 


RESIDENCE  OF  JAMES  THOMPSON. 


OKFICE  AND  UESIDE:<CE  OP  DR.  J.  A.  SMITH. 


J.  C.  EVANS'  ELEVATOR,  PANOLA. 


JAMES  FISHER,  SALESMAN   AT  L.    O. 
VVOLK"S. 


L.  O.  WOLK. 


D.  L.  M'WILI.IAMS,  HEAD  SALESMAN   AT  L. 
O.  WOLK'S 


L.  O.  Wolk,  the  "Busy  Grocer,"  is  a  native  of  Kewanee,  111.,  but  came  to  El  Paso  in  IHCU,  before  lie  liad  finished  his  first 
year's  experience  in  this  world.  He  has  grown  up  with  the  city  and  its  interests.  His  first  experience  in  merchandizing  was  with 
J.  M.  Dunn,  in  1877,  since  which  time  he  has  been  actively  enjjaf^ed  in  busine.-s.  either  as  emjiloye  or  empln.yer.  The  present 
business  was  established  in  1889,  in  the  old  Eagle  Block,  and  "in  ls;»l,  together  with  the  Palace  of  trade,  with  which  house  they 
were  connected,  they  moved  to  their  present  location,  .iust  east  of  the  Illinois  Central.  The  business  has  been  large  from  tlie  start, 
and  Mr.  Wolk,  who  is  now  the  sole  proprietor,  has  made  the  name  "  Hustling  Grocer  "  a  veritable  truth.  He  has  niaile  the  fruit 
and  berry  business  a  specialty,  and  is  a  wholesaler  in  poultry,  eggs,  etc.,  and  during  the  year  handles  a  wonderful  amount  of 
country  produce. 


Residence  of  Ed  Hodgson,  countj'  treasurer.     The  house  was  erected,  grounds  were  laid  out  and  trees  were  planted  b3'  Geo.  L. 
Gibson,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  citv  of  El  Paso. 


w.  J.  Mdiiinsox. 
Mr.  \V.  J.  MDirisoii  was  principal  of  the 
East  Side  schools  in  this  city  from  Xil  to  'j:!. 
He  is  uow  taking  a  course  of  study  at  Swarth- 
niore  C'<)lle)ie.  Penn.  To  him,  more  than 
any  other  person,  is  due  the  snceessfnl  effort 
in  establishing;  a  High  School  course  of  study 
in  Dist.  4.  and  superiDtendintt  its  introduction 
and  nianaKing  for  the  first  few  rears  its 
development.  A  conscientious  man.  a  kinil 
teacher,  he  has  left  the  imprint  of  his  good 
character  on  many  of  the  youth  in  this  am- 
uiunity.  who  have  for  him  the  kindest  re- 
gards. 


.).     MAin'H,     PASTOlt     UKliM.XN 
KV .ANGELICAL  CHUIM'H. 


KD.  HOIXiSON. 
Mr  Hodgson  was  bom  in  Tazewell 
county.  He  moved  to  his  old  farm  two 
miles  northeast  of  this  city  in  IStiS  and  here 
he  became  interested  in  horse  breeding 
making  several  direct  importations  of  Per- 
cherons  from  France,  gradually  increasing 
his  interests  until  he  was  one  of  the  best 
known  breeders  in  the  west.  He  gave 
valued  assistance  in  organizing  the  El  Pa.so 
Fair  association  and  was  its  first  president. 
He  moved  to  this  city  in  ISSf.  In  1WI4  be 
was  elected  treasurer  of  Woodford  county 
on  the  republican  ticket. 


RESIDENCE  OP  L.  F.  SMITH. 


H.  P.    SMITH. 


L.  F.  SMITH. 


KOY  A.  SMITH. 


The  above  pictures  represent  three  generatious  of  the  Smith  t'atiiily  actively  engaged   in   photograpliv.     L.  F.  Smith   and    his 
father  have  been  in  the  business  here  for  themselves  since  1S71 .     With  few  exceptions  the  original  i)hotograi)hs  from  which  the  illus- 
trations for  this  souvenir  were  made,  were  taken  by  L.  F.  and  R.  A.  Sniitli      The  latter  has  been  jiaying  especial  attention   to   view 
work  for  several  years  and  has  charge  of  that  department.     A  picture  of  their  gallery  will  be  found  in  tliis  book.     They  pay  particu 
lar  attention  also  to  the  framing  of  photograi)lis  and  paintings. 


RESIDENCE  OF  A.  S.  M'KINNEY. 


UESIDENCE  OF  A.  H.  WAITE. 


Location  of  Buildings  on  City  Plat. 

The  fullovviufi:  directions  will  help  readers  locate  on  the  city- 
plat  the  site  of  the  several  buildings  represented  in  this  book. 
Where  no  addition  is  mentioned,  the  buildings  are  in  the  "Origi- 
nal Town.  " 

J.  T.  Boner  residence,  northeast  corner  of  block  20. 
Baptist  parsonage,  northwest  corner  block  19. 

Mrs.  C.  Boner  residence,  northwest  corner  block  H,  Gibson's  addition. 
Baptist  church,  northeast  corner  block  35. 

J.  F.  Bosworlh.  residence,  southwest  comer  block  15,  Wathen's  addition. 
Isaac  Cannon  residence,  lot  7,  block  29. 
Clifton  Hotel,  northeast  corner  block  42. 
G.  R.  Curtiss  residence,  lot  4.  block  44. 
Catholic  church  southwest  corner  block  21. 
Christian  church,  northwest  corner  block  42. 
Dovle  building,  southwest  corner  block  44. 
Episcopal  church,  (to  be  erected  this  summer  on  norheast  corner  block  43.) 

D.  Evans,  residence,  southeast,  corner  block  10.  Gibson's  addition. 

E.  J.  Evans  residence,  northeast  corner  block  31. 
Henrv  Eft.  residence,  northeast  corner  block  33. 
J.  C.  Evans  residence,  southeast  corner  block  37. 
S.  M.  Ferrell  residence,  southwest  corner  46. 
German  EvanKidiciil  church,  southeast  corner  block  31. 
Rev.  Haefle  residence,  southwest  corner  block  25. 

T.  .J.  Hurd  residence,  northeast  of  city,  just  outside  of  limits. 

Adam  Henniue  residence,  northwest  corner  block  3*>. 

Ed  Hodgson  residence,  block  14,  Gibson's  addition. 

J.  I.  Kerr  residence,  northwest  corner  block  30. 

Lutheran  church,  northeast  corner  block  28. 

O.  J.  Lemon  residence,  lot  3.  block  43. 

A.  S.  McKiunev  residence,  southeast  corner  block  'J7. 

Mrs.  McClellaii  residence,  southwest  corner  block  2,  McClelan's  addition, 

M.  E.  Parsonage,  southeast  corner  block  11,  Gilison's  addition. 

J.  B.  Michels  residence,  lot  2.  block  2.  McClelan's  addition. 

M.  E.  church,  southwest  corner  block  31. 

S.  H.  Xorth  residence,  southeast  corner  block  19. 

Presb.vterian  church,  lots  9  and  10,  block  30. 

Presbyterian  parsonage,  lot  9,  block  32, 

S.  D.  Patton.  residence,  northwest  corner  block  43. 

School  house  (west  ward)  lots  9.  10.  11.  block  26. 

School  house  (east  ward)  east  half  block  12,  Gibson's  addition. 

L.  F.  Smith  residence,  lots  6  and  7.  block  7.  McClelan's  addition. 

L.  F.  Smith.  ])hotograph  gallery,  southeast  corner  block  40. 

K.  R.  Snmers  residence,  lot  12,  block  36. 

W.  W.  Stafford  residence,  west  half  southeast  quarter,  blk.  II, Gibson's  add, 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Swartz  residence,  southwest  corner  block  H.Gibson's  addition. 

A.  O.  Shur  resiiieiii-e.  block  15.  Gibson's  addition. 

J.  M.  .Stephens  residence,  northeast  corner  block  3,  McClelan's  addition. 

C.  Schafer  residence,  lots  3.  4.  5.  block  42. 

F.  A.  Stubl.lei'Kdd  residence  and  offlce.  southeast  corner  block  ,36. 
R.  C.  Sjiringgute  residence,  northwest  corner  block  44. 

J.  A.  .Sniitli  re>idence  .ind  <ifnce.  northeast  corner  block  41. 

Jas.  Thomp.-on  residence,  southeast  corner  block  5,  Hamilton's  addition. 

United  Ev;iuj;elical  church,  lots  9  and  10,  block  27. 

W.  R.  \'anIlo..k  resi.leuce.  l.lcjck  16.  Gibson's  addition. 

A.  H.  VVaite  residence,  lot  10,  block  37. 

J.  H.  Wathen  residence,  southeast  corner  block  15.  'Wathen's  addition. 


Brief  Diary  by  Wm.  Ostler. 

The  followinfr  is  a  brief  diary  arranged  by  Wm.  Ostler, 
one  of  the  very  earliest  settlers  in  the  farmiiig  community,  who 
still  resides  here.  It  tells  of  our  early  growth,  the  rise  in  the 
price  of  land  and  many  other  things  of  interest: 

"Left  Llverjiool.  Eng., 
October,  1851  A  Hne  passage  of 
twenty-eight  days  brought  us  to 
New  York,  From  there  went  to 
Chicago.  Left  there  In  May. 
18.52.  for  Washington.  111.,  where 
I  staid  three  years.  In  the 
spring  of  18,55  came  to  a  ,spot 
without  a  name  two  and  one- 
half  miles  from  the  present  site 
of  El  Paso.  In  18.54  I  purchased 
forty  acres  in  sec  16  for  eight 
dolhars  per  acre,  of  Jas.  Trotter, 
of  Kappa,  and  after  coming  here 
theiie.xi  year  bought  forty  acres 
of  Will,  NlcClellau  in  sec.  9.  for 
leu  d<dhirs  per  acre  and  twenty 
acres  n(  liuiher  on  the  Mackinaw 
for  $i;.-_'5  jjer  acre,  of  John  Dod- 
ger The  first  naineof  this  place 
was  the  Crossing  After  the 
Peoria  road  was  bull',  it  was 
the  Junction  and  finally  El  Paso. 
In  1S.55  the  Central  freight  house 
and  ii.-vssenger  depot  combined, 
with  a  single  one  story  .shanty 
run  as  a  restaurant  by  Benja- 
mill  Hazlett.  were  all  the  build- 
ings here.  Not  a  tree  planted. 
In  '56  or  '57  the  first  sermon  was  preached  in  the  Central  freight 
house  by  Dr.  Frost.  Presbyterian.  Te.\t.  I  have  laid  the  foundation 
and  another  buildeth  thereon  '  The  same  day  the  tirst  Sunday  school  -nas 
organ Izeii.  Uncle  Jiuiniv  .\'orlh  superintendent  and  Mr.  W.  H.  Boies,  treas- 
urer. In  1860  I  inivciuiseil  forty  acres  from  Mr.  Wm.  Davenport  for  J22..50 
per  acre.  In  Mav.  IK.58.  had  our  first  tornado,  which  demolished  several 
uuHnished  houses  iu  the  town  and  surrounding  country.  Went  to 
England  in  '58  reiurning  the  next  spring.  In  '82  bought  sixty  acres  of 
land  of  John  Kidd  for  liftv  dollars  per  acre  In  the  fall  of  1879  took  my 
children  to  EnglaiKl  lor  a  visit,  returning  in  March.  I8K0.  In  March  '90 
purchased  cltv  propertv  of  Walter  liennett.  paying  i\OM.  In  October 
same  year  we  went  to  England,  remaining  until  September  '91.  when  we 
moved  to  our  El  Paso  residence,  where  we  still  reside.  " 

We  might  add  that  the  tracts  of  land  mentioned  above, 
like  all  the  improved  farm  land  in  this  community,  are  worth 
from  I'.IO  tu  if\'M  per  acre. 


■MjlJ 


JAS.  H.  WATHEN. 

Mr.  Wathen  is  a  Kentuckiaii  and 
came  to  Tazewell  county  in  lH3o, 
where  he  remained  until  1857,  then 
removing  to  El  Paso  where  he  has 
since  resided.  In  18o'2  he  entered  160 
acres  west  of  the  Illinois  Central  rail- 
road, and  in  1834  platted  part  of  it 
into  town'  lots.  On  March  31,  1857, 
he  and  Mr.  Gibson  formally  conveyed 
the  streets,  alleys  and  parks  to  the 
new  town,  which  then  embraced  the 
territory  now  known  as  the  Original 
Town,  containing  eighty  acres  on 
either  side  of  the  Central.  Mr. 
Wathen  was  elected  mayor  in  18fi9 
and  1870. 


GEO.  L.  GIBSON. 

Mr.  Gibson  is  a  Pennsylvanian.  He 
came  with  his  father's  family  to  Tazewell 
county  in  1831.  At  the  age  of  25  he  en- 
gaged in  flat-boating  and  trading  on  the 
Lower  Mississippi.  In  1849  when  the  gold 
fever  broke  out  he  made  the  overland  trip 
to  California,  returning  to  Illinois  two  years 
later  to  engage  in  the  lumber  business  in 
Henry.  About  this  time  he  entered  100 
acres  of  land,  comprising  that  part  of  El 
Paso  which  lies  east  of  the  Illinois  Central 
railroad.  In  1854  he  laid  this  out  in  town  lots 
and  three  years  afterward  moved  to  the 
new  city.  Mr.  Gibson  was  the  city's  sec 
ond  mayor. 


C.  SCHAFER. 

Mr.  Schafer  is  a  native  of  Ger- 
many. At  13  years  of  age  he  was  ap- 
prenticed to  the  trade  of  shoemaker. 
Five  years  later  he  came  to  Wheeling, 
W.  Va.  and  in  1853  to  Peoria.  He 
settled  in  Kappa  one  year  later  and 
run  a  shoe  shop  until  1859.  when  he 
removed  to  this  city  and  followed  his 
trade  until  '02  when  he  opened  a  gro- 
cery store.  He  built  the  first  busi- 
ness house  in  block  42,  it  being  the 
second  store  building  erected  in  the 
city.  He  remained  in  general  mer- 
chandising until  about  three  years 
ago  when  he  retired. 


i 

1 

■- 

Jim^ 


GKAND  OPERA  HOUSE  AND  MASONIC  TEMPLE. 


Business  Directory,  March,  1896. 


E.  P.  Armstrong,  musical  merchandise  and  sew- 
ing machines. 
Adams  &  Goiigh.  proprietors  Electric  Light  Co. 
Andrews  &  Pleasants,  stock  buyers. 
C.  B.  Augustin.  livery. 
Frank  Allen,  carpenter. 
John  Bryan,  carpenter. 
Geo.  W.  Braddy.  carpenter. 
J.  H.  Burtis.  gunsmith  and  repairs. 
J.    T.    Boner,  grain  and  coal. 
Adam  Brown,  wagou  maker. 
W.  G.  Braddy,  coal  and  salt. 
Geo.  Burster,  clothier  and  gents'  furnishings. 
Wm.  Bryan,  painter. 
Wm.  Blumenshine,  nursery. 

A    M.  Cavan.  county  judge  and  attorney  at  law. 
W.  H.  Craig,  jeweler. 
J.  S.  Collins,  tailor. 
Geo.  Cockbill.  groceries  and  notions. 
Isaac  Cannon,  coal,  tile  and  brick. 
G.  H.  Campbell,  proprietor  Campbell  House. 

C.  M.  Clute.  carpenter. 
John  Culbertsou.  carpenter. 
L.  S.  Calkins,  carpenter. 

S.  T.  Curtiss.  tailor. 

D.  Dunn,  drugs,  paints  and  wall  paper. 
Wm.  Dorsey.  restaurant  and  lunch  room. 
John  Dersbai,  bakery,  flour,  etc. 

C.  A.  Drury,  blacksmith. 

Dorsey  &  Leonard,  brick  masons  and  plasterers. 

J.  A.  Dearth,  horse  buyer. 

Frank  Dorsey.  drayman. 

T.  Doyle,  dry  goods  and  groceries. 

J.  W.  Edwards,  undertaker. 

D.  Evans,  grain  dealer. 

W.  H.  Ferguson,  proprietor  Clifton  House. 
Harrold  Perrell,  electrician. 
First  National  bank. 
John  Fishburn.  carpenter. 
A.  C.  Foltz,  barber  and  laundry  agent. 
W.  H.  Fitzgerald,  restaurant  and  confectionery. 
H.  Fritzen.  resiaurant  and  lunch  room. 
F'ishburu  &  Patton.  ileutists. 
(Jeo.  Fall,  br4K>m  manufacturer. 
G.  L.  Gib.sou.  nursery. 

Dr.  R.  E.  Gordon,  physician,   surgeon  and  opti- 
cian. 
O.  C.  Guillemont,  hardware. 
Alfred  Glessing.  harness  repairing. 


L.  A.  Gardner,  jeweler  and  optician. 

Geo.  Green,  veterinary  surgeon. 

Dr    M.  V.  Gunn.  physician  and  surgeon. 

P.  Haas,  hardware'  and  waterworks  supplies. 

Mrs.  Ida  Havdeu.  millinery  and  dressmaking. 

W.  H.  Hoagiand.  general  agent  .Etna  life  insur- 
ance. 

J.  M.  Hibbs,  illuminating  oils. 

D.  Hibbs.  carpenter 

A.   Jat-kson.  barber  and  laundry  > agent. 

Jenkins,  the  jeweler 

Johnson  Bros.,  general  wood  and  iron  workers. 

J.  I.  Kerr,  insurance,  steamship  passage  and 
loan  broker.  1 

Kuhu  Bros.,  boots  and  shoes. 

W.    M.    Kauffleld,    restaurant    and     confections. 

F.  L.  Kyser,  jewelry,  watches  and  silverware. 

J.  T.  Kearney,  groceries. 

Wm.  Kridner,  harness,  buggies  and  bicycles. 

Dr.   S.    L.   Kerr,  physician  and  surgeon. 

J.  F.  Keys,  drayman. 

O.  J   Lemon,  blacksmith. 

John  Lane,  drayman.  • 

John  Loyster,  caruenter. 

J.  B.  Michels.  drugs,  paints  and  wall  paper. 

McCord  &  Co..  dry  goods  and  groceries. 

McKinney  &  Co..  lumber,  tile.  etc. 

J.  H.  Moore,  police  magistrate. 

J.    W.    Messer.  drayman. 

C.  Mathis,  carpenter. 

Jas.  McAlden,  carpenter. 

Miss  C.  Niswonger.  millinery  and  notions. 

S.  H.  North,  agricultural  implements,  etc. 

Parmalf*'  it  Portt'r,  lu^at  market. 

Pattou  aiul  Boiit-r.  ulothiers,  musical  goods  and 
sewing  machines. 

J.  W.  Parkinson,  veterinary  surgeon. 

C.  L.  Pleasants,  real  estate  and  loans. 

Thos-  Patterson,  insurance. 

R()}HTt  l»orter.  junk  dealer. 

Win.  Ketiard,  carpenter. 

Wm.  Keid.  drayman. 

F.  G.  R<)binson,  insurance. 

Wm.  Ross,  carpenter. 

Rob  Rol)inson.  carpenter. 

M.  Render,  restaurant  and  lunch  room.  ' 

J.    L.   Robeson,   barber  and  laundry  agent. 

L.  B.  Renard.  carpenter. 

David  Strother,  barber. 


A.  Smith  &  Son.  groceries,  notions  and  glassware. 

W.  I.  Strickland,  meat  market. 

J.  R.  Sweet,  genuine  Singer  sewing  machines. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Smith,  physician  and  siu'geon. 

J.  F.  SturLieon.  attorney  at  law. 

Cy  P.  Shur.  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

L.  F.  Smith,  photographer  and  art  goods. 

Springgate  &  Perrell.  dry  goods  and  carpets. 

J.  A.  Schoheld,  dentist. 

Somers  &  Thorpe,  meat  market  and  ice  dealers. 

N.  B.  Seidel,  groceries  and  fiour. 

W.  O.  Springgate,  furniture. 

Geo.  Stambach.  blacksmith  and  wagon  maker. 

H.  Schwitters.  real  estate  and  h)ans. 

J.  P.  Schotield.  horse  buyer. 

Dr.  P.  A.  Stubbletield,  piiysician  and  surgeon. 

Elmer  Shreve.  dairyman. 

Shaw  &  Corridan,  painters. 

W.  W.  Stafford,  carpenter. 

John  Smith,  carpenter. 

I.  K.  Tegtmyer.  ary  ^oods  and  groceries. 

L.  B.  Taylor,  barber  and  laundry  agent. 

The  Times,  M.  T.  Hyer,  editor. 

P.  Thometz,  bakery  and  groceries. 

D.  S.  Thomas,  tinner. 

Tyler  &  Jenkins,  real  estate  and  loans. 

Tegard  c<;  Cavan.  livery. 

The  Journal.  Curtiss  ^S:  Evans,  proprietors. 

Thorpe  Bros.,  real  estate. 

Geo.  J.  Toiisseing.  brick  mason  and  plasterer. 

D.  Tegard,  di-aymau. 

C.  C.  Tarman,  carpenter. 
L.  F.  Tobias,  carpenter. 
Ed  Tannau.  carpenter. 

D.  K.  Tobias,  carpenter. 

M.  L.  VanMeter.  carpenter. 

J.  N.  Valentine,  groceries. 

Dr.    W.    R.    VanHook.   physician    and    stirgeou. 

A.  H.  Waite.  hardware  and  insurance 

S.  H.  Worthington.  dry  goods  and  carpets. 

C.  M.  Westcott.  agricultural  implements,  etc. 

L.  O.  Wolk.  groceries  and  wholesale  produce. 

Wilson  *S;  Sanhoru.  boots  and  shoes. 

Wm.  White,  restaurant  aud  boarding. 

John  Welte.  livery. 

Frauk  WolU,  tailor. 

John  Walters,  painter. 

A.  S.  Williams,  paiutei'. 

Zinkan  &  Son.  furniture. 

Zinkan  &  Heinrich.  undertakers. 


El  Paso  Commercially. 

As  will  be  seen  by  the  opposite  page,  almost  every  line  of  business  which  is  usually  found  in  Central  Illinois  cities  of  this  size 
is  well  represented.  With  a  population  variously  estimated  at  loOO  to  2000.  our  nierchantile  houses  will  favorably  compare  with 
those  of  places  many  times  larger.  Tlie  store  rooms  are  roomy,  well  appointed  and  lighted,  and  stocked  with  complete  linos  of 
modern  goods  at  all  times.  Surroundtd  by  a  wealthy  farming  community  wliich  is  abundantly  able  to  pay  cash  for  its  necessities 
as  well  as  the  luxuries,  our  merchants  are  always  enabled  to  make  bottom  prices  on  their  commodities  to  all  comers.  Trade  is  drawn 
extensively  for  many  miles  in  all  directions.  Thk  Journ'ai/s  coUimns  each  week  reflect  the  enterprise  and  energy  of  El  Paso's 
business  men,  and  the  advertisers  at  all  times  are  ready  and  anxious  to  have  you  test  the  sincerity  of  their  statements  in  the 
advertisements.  As  elsewhere  stated  there  is  not  an  unoccupied  business  room  or  residence  in  the  city.  In  most  of  the  lines  already 
establi.shed  there  is  close,  sharp,  but  intelligent  competition,  and  newcomers  would  find  no  walkawaj'  in  any  event.  Such  few  lines 
as  are  not  now  represented;  and  even  such  manufacturing  industries  with  which  the  question  of  fuel  is  not  a  chief  consideration, 
would  find  an  inviting  field  among  us.     Shipping  facilities  are  excellent,  and  markets  are  easily  accessible. 

As  a  residence  city  El  Paso  caimot  be  excelled  anywhere.  The  church,  school,  entertainment,  .social  and  other  desirable 
features  are  of  the  best.  Taxes  are  not  out  of  proportion  to  tlie  privileges  and  accommodations  en.ioyed.  To  the  homeseekers  whose 
pnncipal  object  is  to  obtain  a  residence  where  his  family  may  enjoy  life  in  its  truest  sense,  and  where  his  children  may  be  educated 
in  a  community  which  prides  itself  on  the  excellence  of  its  schools.  El  Paso  oflfers  unsurpassed  inducements.  Trulv  we  are  a  blessed 
people. 


FINIS. 

The  publishers  deem  it  proper  to  here  explain  some  of  the  conditions  under  wliicli  this  pamphlet  is  issued.  Some  five  months 
ago  we  conceived  the  idea  of  compiling  in  as  brief  a  manner  as  possible  a  history  of  El  Paso  and  intemled  to  mclude  pictures  only  of 
such  buildings  as  have  been  erected  since  the  undersigned  acquired  the  management  of  The  Journ'AL,  six  years  ago.  But  an 
interest  in  the  vv'ork  was  awakened  among  the  citizens  and  we  have  at  much  labor  and  expense  to  ourselves  and  with  no  little  assist- 
ance, both  financial  and  otherwise,  from  others  succeeded  in  presenting  the  work  to  you  as  it  is  today.  Had  we  followed  our  first 
plan  it  would  have  excluded  many  of  our  churches,  both  the  schools  and  other  features  of  genuine  interest,  and  we  are  now  glad 
that  so  many  took  advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  add  so  much  to  the  value  of  the  work  as  a  souvenir — by  giving  as  their  moral 
and  financial  aid.  The  primary  object,  both  intended  and  acquired,  of  the  publishers  has  been  other  than  to  issue  a  general  adver- 
tising vehicle,  in  the  usual  acceptation  of  the  term,  which  fact  accounts  for  the  presence  of  so  little  particular  prominence  given 
any  special  sub.ieot  within  these  covers  not  stricth'  in  the  line  of  historical  review  for  tlie  entertainment  of  the  average  resident, 
past,  present  and  future.  We  should  have  liked  to  include  many  more  residences  and  portraits,  but  it  was  imijo.ssible  to  longer 
delay  the  completion  of  the  labor,  for  man)'  reasons. 

OUR  PICTURES. 

With  but  few  exceptions  our  illustrations  are  unusually  good.  The  half-tone  engravings  which  we  have  used  are  the  direct 
reproductions  from  photographs,  hence  if  the  original  picture  was  good  the  engraving  was  bound  to  be  likewise.  A  few  of  the 
portraits  ai-e  made  from  pictures  taken  many  years  ago.  It  was  impossible  to  obtain  new  ones  and  we  used  what  we  could  get.  This 
fact  will  at  least  not  lessen  the  interest  taken  in  them  especially  by  the  older  residents  of  the  city,  both  present  and  absent.  For 
the  general  excellency  of  our  engravings  we  are  in  a  large  measure  indebted  to  Mr.  L.  F.  Smith  and  his  aids,  his  father  and  sou.  A 
large  per  cent,  of  the  engravings  were  made  from  photographs  taken  especially  for  the  work  by  Mr.  Smith.  So  much  enters  into 
the  requirements  for  a  photograph  for  half-tone  purposes  The  weather  conditions,  color  of  house  paints,  the  presence  of  such  a 
large  number  of  trees  as  is  in  our  city,  and  a  dozen  other  considerations  of  which  a  novice  knows  nothing,  all  tend  to  make  the 
work  intricate  and  unless  great  care  is  used,  disappointing.  Mr.  Smith  now  has  a  valuable  collection  of  negatives  which  he  will 
carefully  preserve  for  future  use  should  occasion  require.  Had  photographs  been  taken  of  our  prhicipal  buildings  as  they  appeared 
twenty,  fifteen,  yes  even  five  years  ago,  what  a  mine  of  byejjone  recollections  could  be  now  opened  to  us.  Pictures — they  tell  more 
of  the  past  in  a  minute  than  can  pages  of  type  in  a  lifetime. 

One  feature  of  our  engravings  will  appear  somewhat  peculiar  at  first  glance.  This  is  the  fact  that  there  is  so  little  animal 
life  in  them.  Our  streets  seem  to  present  a  4th  of  July  appearance — with  the  celebration  in  some  other  town.  Brothers  Smith  and 
we  so  designed,  and  it  took  much  scheming  on  the  artists'  iiarts  to  attain  that  result.  They  photographed  our  business  blocks  at 
times  when  the  sun  was  hidden  behind  clouds,  in  order  to  avoid  heavy  shadows.  This  necessitated  long  exposures,  something  which 
many  moving  pedestrians  and  teams  would  not  permit.  As  a  consequence  the  photographs  were  taken  at  such  times  when  the  streets 
were  almost  deserted,  a  condition  which  we  assure  our  outside  friends  does  not  often  present. 

In  conclusion  we  de.sire  to  thank  those  who  aided  this  work  in  any  way.  We  hope  the  money  put  into  it  by  them  will  bring 
them  no  small  measure  of  .satisfaction.  The  work  to  us  has  been  hard  and  expensive,  but  interesting  withal,  and  while  we  do  not 
expect  to  regain  all  we  have  invested  in  the  souvenir,  yet  are  we  satisfied  when  we  think  of  the  pleasure  the  public  will  experience 
in  its  jierusal. 

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EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 

To  be  erected  on  the  northeast  corner  of  block  43,  this  summer.  The  photograph 
is  from  a  design  furnished  by  the  architect.  The  architect's  plans  are  from  a 
stone  church,  the  one  to  be  erected  here  is  to  be  frame.  This  cut  was  received 
after  the  interior  of  the  album  was  finished  and  as  we  were  going  to  press  with 
the  cover. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS-URBANA 

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